Philosophy Of Life Quotes
Philosophy Of Life Quote of the day
Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.
Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.
The impatient idealist says: 'Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.' But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace.
My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.
Man's status in the natural world is determined, therefore, by the quality of his thinking.
Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.
Who but the Atman is capable of removing the bonds of ignorance, passion and self-interested action?
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.
To make a change, you must be: willing to commit, willing to change, willing to have an open mind, and willing to take action!
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Your own thoughts can be your worst enemy!
Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.
If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.
Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for.
The moment you make the internal changes necessary to obtain your goal, the outside world changes instantly.
Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.
Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are.
Alas, Siddhartha, I see you suffering, but you're suffering a pain at which one would like to laugh, at which you'll soon laugh for yourself.
It is a law of nature that every decent man on earth is bound to be a coward and a slave
But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.
The events that occur in my life are workout situations. They are there for my benefit so I can become strong and gain wisdom and information by working my way through those situations.
It takes billions of years to create a human being. And it takes only a few seconds to die.
We’re beings toward death, we’re … two-legged, linguistically-conscious creatures born between urine and feces whose body will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.
If we are merely matter intricately assembled, is this really demeaning? If there's nothing here but atoms, does that make us less or does that make matter more?
I just know that I don't want cheating. I refuse. I deepened myself but I don't believe in myself because my thought is invented.
A lot of people see doubt as legitimate philosophical posture. They think of themselves in the middle, whereas of course really, they're nowhere.
Nothing will be resolved here. Nothing is ever resolved without war. It is the way of the universe.
A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.
Hey, if it's a good philosophy, it works. Death is imminent. Live every day like it's your last.
There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table.
Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.
If you keep your eyes so fixed on heaven that you never look at the earth, you will stumble into hell.