Quotes about Philosophy

We are not troubled by things, but by the opinion which we have of things.

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth is unhappy, though he is master of the world.

Everybody should believe in something; I believe I'll have another drink.

The one thing worth living for is to keep one's soul pure.

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old.

Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

Daddy taught us through his philosophy of nonviolence, which placed love at the centerpiece, that through that love we can turn enemies into friends. Through that love, we can create more dignified atmospheres.

The mind in itself wants nothing, unless it creates a want for itself; therefore it is both free from perturbation and unimpeded, if it does not perturb and impede itself.

Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right.

There is no possible source of evil except good.