I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.
AristotleTags: ethics self-discovery philosphy
Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.
Friedrich NietzscheTags: inspirational arrogance philosphy
It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed
Thomas MooreTags: soul madness mystery philosphy
Progress just means bad things happen faster.
Terry PratchettTags: humor life truth education philosphy
...but come bad chance
And wee joyne to it our strength
And wee teach it art and length
It selfe o'er us to advance.
Tags: philosphy
We have not been created out of nothing, but from primeval "ur-matter," atoms formed billions of years ago that have for a brief while been gathered into collections that think they are us.
Frank CloseOnly the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.
Cassandra ClareTags: reading books poetry literature philosphy
If we're always guided by other people's thoughts, what's the point in having our own?
Oscar WildeThere was just such a man when I was young—an Austrian who invented a new way of life and convinced himself that he was the chap to make it work. He tried to impose his reformation by the sword, and plunged the civilized world into misery and chaos. But the thing which this fellow had overlooked, my friend, was that he had a predecessor in the reformation business, called Jesus Christ. Perhaps we may assume that Jesus knew as much as the Austrian did about saving people. But the odd thing is that Jesus did not turn the disciples into storm troopers, burn down the Temple at Jerusalem, and fix the blame on Pontius Pilate. On the contrary, he made it clear that the business of the philosopher was to make ideas available, and not to impose them on people.
T.H. WhiteTags: free-will war jesus ideas force hitler philosphy reformation ideas-are-power might
Logic, when used correctly and by an intellect that is not corrupted by the lower passions, may lead to one to the Transcendent itself.
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