"We are bound to our bodies like an oyster to its shell."

Existence, Body, Soul, Life

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"In an unfathomable expanse of universe supporting galaxies of star systems with orbiting planets innumerable, I am nothing. And yet to the few bodies encircling my tiny little spot in the world, I am essential."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Existence, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"But, you see, it's not what you do that matters really. It's only you.""Me what?""Just you here. Or you in the city. Or you somewhere in the world. I don't know. Just that."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Existence, Presence, Meaning, Identity

"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Existence, Eyes, Light, Meaning, Universe

"Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Existence, Present

"I am alive because you want me to."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Existence, Life, Gratitude, Love, Connection

"It is a subliminal thing. It is the tick of a clock that has ticked so long one no longer notices. Something is in a room when a man lives in it. Something is not in the room when a man is dead in it."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Existence, Presence, Spirit, Life, Death

"Each individual is born into life as a creation from the source, and as an inhabitant and visitor to this planet."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Existence, Creation, Life, Truth

"I'm not dead yet, just in a state of rapid decay, who isn't?"

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Existence, Life, Death, Decay

"If your existence does not make any difference, you are no more than a dead body."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Existence, Meaning, Values, Impact

"Life before consciousness was like blank paper, so be it."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Existence, Life, Consciousness, Awareness

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"On the virtuous man "He combines the highest, lowest and middle chords in complete harmony within himself."

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"The State is like a great and noble steed who is tardy in his motions owing to his very size, and requires to be stirred into life. I am that gadfly which God has given the State and all day long and in all places am always fastening upon you, arousing and persuading and reproaching you. You will not easily find another like me."

Justice

"To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils."

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"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

Success

"They certainly give very strange names to diseases."

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"In an unfathomable expanse of universe supporting galaxies of star systems with orbiting planets innumerable, I am nothing. And yet to the few bodies encircling my tiny little spot in the world, I am essential."

"But, you see, it's not what you do that matters really. It's only you.""Me what?""Just you here. Or you in the city. Or you somewhere in the world. I don't know. Just that."

"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."

"Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present."

"I am alive because you want me to."

"It is a subliminal thing. It is the tick of a clock that has ticked so long one no longer notices. Something is in a room when a man lives in it. Something is not in the room when a man is dead in it."

"Each individual is born into life as a creation from the source, and as an inhabitant and visitor to this planet."

"I'm not dead yet, just in a state of rapid decay, who isn't?"

"If your existence does not make any difference, you are no more than a dead body."

"Life before consciousness was like blank paper, so be it."

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"Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand."

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

"Necessity who is the mother of our invention."

"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history."

"Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails."

"On the virtuous man "He combines the highest, lowest and middle chords in complete harmony within himself."

"To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

"They certainly give very strange names to diseases."