Philosophy Quotes
There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.
Soren KierkegaardSoren Kierkegaard Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius But this was a moral question, and the answer to it may not have been legally relevant.
Hannah ArendtHannah Arendt At the core of all well-founded beliefs lies belief that is unfounded.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Happiness consists of the frequent repetition of pleasure.
Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it-just don’t get lost in it.
Ram DassRam Dass Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.
Soren KierkegaardSoren Kierkegaard whatever your career may be, do not let yourselves become tainted by a deprecating and barren scepticism, do not let yourselves be discouraged by the sadness of certain hours which pass over nations.
Louis PasteurLouis Pasteur Just like a sunbeam can’t separate itself from the sun, and a wave can’t separate itself from the ocean, we can’t separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell The universal truth that connects all life to the source, my child, is love.
JN FenwickJN Fenwick Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.
Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei