Quotes about Philosophy

The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.

The stronger the reverence for natural life, the stronger grows also that for spiritual life.

Well!' said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. 'This is just what I needed. If these chaps don't teach me to take a serious view of life, I don't know what will.

What am I then, my God? What is my nature? A life varied, multifaceted and truly immense.

Who would not shudder if he were given the choice of eternal death or life again as a child ? Who would not choose to die ?

Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement. We become what we think about.

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

There is but one law for all, namely, that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity -- the law of nature, and of nations.

Form is emptiness and the very emptiness is form; emptiness does not differ from form, nor does form differ from emptiness; whatever is form, that is emptiness, whatever is emptiness, that is form.

Confucius say: "Baseball wrong — man with four balls cannot walk."

In the most general sense of progressive thought, the Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant.

In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.