Obsession is the evil genie who turns pleasure into pain.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

Accursed be he that first invented war.

Certainly there is life and there is death, but even in death, if we look closely enough, we will find grace.

Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.

Only silence perfects silence.

To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of his joy.

Doing something purely for one's own enjoyment is fine, but, I must admit, finding that others enjoy it as well has a certain power over the corners of my mouth.

There's something wrong when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses or the truckers

I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout.

We all know fear. But passion makes us fearless.