Doe Quotes - Page 42

In the state of nature, wrong-doing is impossible ; or, if anyone does wrong, it is to himself, not to another.

How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.

The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does. By poetry I mean the imagining of what has been lost and what can be found - the imagining of who we are and the slow realization of it.

Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.

Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.

He who dreams ... does not know he is dreaming... . Only when he awakens does he know he has dreamt. But there is also the great awakening (ta-chiao), and then we see that [everything] here is nothing but a great dream. Of course, the fools believe that they are already awake-what foolishness! Confucius and you, both of you, are dreams; and I, who tell you this, am also a dream.

True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.

Being promoted to a top position in your organisation, or even being elected to public office, does not suddenly endow you with financial literacy, if you did not acquire and develop it, earlier in your life.

What does Karl Marx put on his pasta? Communist Manipesto!

It takes far less courage to cling to the past than it does to face the future".

Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them

Holiness does not consist in doing extraordinary things. It consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.

I am God. So it’s easy to play him. They say God is in all things. So if God is in me, then I am in God. Therefore, I am God. God does not exist without me.

He who pays no attention to what his neighbor does, says or thinks, preferring to concentrate on making his own actions appropriate and justifiable, better uses his time.

There is no man more dangerous than one who does not doubt his own rightness.

If you do everything that everyone else does in business, you're going to lose. The only way to really be ahead, is to 'be different'.

A people that does not protect its racial purity will perish!

As a heavy rainstorm freshens the water of a sluggish or stagnant stream and whips it into immediate action, so does the Pilates Methods purify the bloodstream.

The life's story of great geniuses is a sad one, without much tangible reward, which does not inspire future generations to face a similar fate. Alas also, it stands to reason why so many talent will not come to sparkle on the artistic firmanent.

All consolation that does not come from God is but desolation; when the soul has learned to receive no comfort but in God only, it has passed beyond the reach of desolation.

That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires.

A self does not amount to much, but no self is an island; each exists in a fabric of relations that is now more complex and mobile than ever before.

A revolution that does not produce a new space has not realized its full potential

Does it depress you? To know just how alone you really are?

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.