Philosophy Quotes
Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
Nothing exists; even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; and even if something can be known about it, knowledge about it can't be communicated to others.
There is no good reason why we should not develop and change until the last day we live.
The moment you change your perception is the moment you rewrite the chemistry of your body.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute.
After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so crazy suddenly made much more sense.
The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.
You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.
Somewhere between raising hell and amazing grace, Lord I know just how they feel.
The Sun Stone, the famous Aztec calendar, is unquestionably a perfect summary of science, philosophy, art and religion.
The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.
It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost.
When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
Practice the philosophy of continuous improvement. Get a little bit better every single day.
My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Art is not communicative, art is not reflexive. Art, science, philosophy are neither contemplative, neither reflexive, nor communicative. They are creative, that's all.
I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning.
I have always hated war and am by nature and philosophy a pacifist, but it is the English who are forcing war on us, and the first principle of war is to kill the enemy.
Without despair, we will share, and the joys of caring will not be erased. What has been, must never end, the joys of caring will not be replace.
The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.
The best proof that He will never cease to love us lies in that He never began.
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.