Philosophical Quotes - Page 3

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

Common sense is not something rigid and stationary, but is in continuous transformation, becoming enriched with scientific notions and philosophical opinions that have entered into common circulation. 'Common sense' is the folklore of philosophy and always stands midway between folklore proper (folklore as it is normally understood) and the philosophy, science, and economics of the scientists. Common sense creates the folklore of the future, a relatively rigidified phase of popular knowledge in a given time and place.

...and our spirits rushed together at the touching of the lips.

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.

The best things in life make you sweaty.

The animals share with us the privilege of having a soul Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another! In the midst of such wealth as earth, the best of mothers, provides, yet nothing satisfies you, but to behave like the Cyclopes, inflicting sorry wounds with cruel teeth! You cannot appease the hungry cravings of your wicked, gluttonous stomachs except by destroying some other life.

Why are there beings at all, instead of Nothing?

The Christ within who is our hope of glory is not a matter of theological debate or philosophical speculation. He is not a hobby, a part-time project, a good theme for a book, or a last resort when all human effort fails. He is our life, the most real fact about us. He is the power and wisdom of God dwelling within us.

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.

The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

There was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently

Pain and pleasure are transitory; endure all dualities with calmness, while trying at the same time to remove their hold. Imagination is the door through which disease as well as healing enters. Disbelieve in the reality of sickness even when you are ill [...].The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery.

In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.

The most important thing you do everyday you live is deciding not to kill yourself.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Each of the parts of philosophy is a philosophical whole, a circle rounded and complete in itself. In each of these parts, however, the philosophical Idea is found in a particular specificality or medium. The single circle, because it is a real totality, bursts through the limits imposed by its special medium, and gives rise to a wider circle. The whole of philosophy in this way resembles a circle of circles. The Idea appears in each single circle, but, at the same time, the whole Idea is constituted by the system of these peculiar phases, and each is a necessary member of the organisation.

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.