The fish don't need to know why they're in the water.

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.

Your race devotes itself to justifying its errors, not correcting them

If forgiving depended on the culprit owning up, then the victim would always be at the mercy of the perpetrator. The victim would be bound in the shackles of victimhood.

Keep an open mind, but don't let your brain fall out.

When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong.

I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they are always pregnant.

Aretmis gripped her bow. “Let us pray I am wrong.” Can goddesses pray?

The autumn breeze rises on the shore at Fukiage- and those white chrysanthemums are they flowers? or not? or only breakers on the beach?

Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.

The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes, more than enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives.

American music culture is black culture.