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Quotes by Philosopher
"Comedy to me has always seemed a social tightrope for the comedian. For all axioms intellectually sound the general public would prefer to be amused, but in those emotionally sound, it then chooses to get offended."
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"True champions, like the sun, cannot be eclipsed for long."
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"Anger slowly. Forgive quickly. Trust cautiously. Love easily."
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"A whale has nowhere to hide in a river."
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"The idea that all souls are mortal is the only notion surely terminating love and all its forms."
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"The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be."
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"There is always the question why And there is always life, Which doesn't need an answer."
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"If you want the world to know how truly beautiful you are, love everyone."
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"A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin."
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"In a society where dirt sells, for every good story told as it is, you will hear the whole of that day's 10 bad stories sensationalized; although in reality, it could be that 100 good deeds happened that day which went unsung."
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"The world of numbers and words is odd. A number is the only word that doesn't lie and words can be very deceitful, they create the illusion that a large number hides a great word."
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"The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm, the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm."
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"To recognize untruth as a condition of life--that certainly means resisting accustomed value feelings in a dangerous way, and a philosophy that risks this would by that token alone place itself beyond good and evil."
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"You can't hide from wisdom, it's everywhere; you won't find it in everyone, it's too rare."
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"A big desire is not enough to meet the expectations of lost dreams."
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"Any halfway clever devil would decorate the highway to Hell as beautiful as possible."
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"Man has been reared by his errors: first he never saw himself other than imperfectly, second he attributed to himself imaginary qualities, third he felt himself in a false order of rank with animal and nature, fourth he continually invented new tables of values and for a time took each of them to be eternal and unconditional...If one deducts the effect of these four errors, one has also deducted away humanity, humaneness, and 'human dignity'."
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"To hear never-heard sounds, To see never-seen colors and shapes, To try to understand the imperceptible Power pervading the world; To fly and find pure ethereal substances That are not of matter But of that invisible soul pervading reality. To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul; To be a lantern in the darkness Or an umbrella in a stormy day; To feel much more than know. To be the eyes of an eagle, slope of a mountain; To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon; To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves; To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets Of crazy cities watching, watching, and watching. To be a smile on the face of a woman And shine in her memory As a moment saved without planning."
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"In its proper role, a number counts the missing words."
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"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
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"Two things are infinite, a woman's patience and her husband's mistakes."
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"Adversity is opportunity inside out."
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"I love the great despisers, because they are the great adorers, and arrows of longing for the other shore."
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"You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place."
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"You are only excused for happiness and success if you generously agree to share them. But if one is to be happy, one should not worry too much about other people - which means there is no way out. Happy and judged or absolved and miserable."
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"In life, there are many hills and valleys to pass and you cannot avoid them! The most important thing you need is to know this: You must pass them!"
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"Joy, like love, is an impenetrable, God-given state of being. The distinctions between joy and happiness and love and affection are important ones under the notion that happiness is an 'iffy' emotion, a highly dependent feeling both aroused and destroyed by external conditions apart from God. And the distinction between love and affection is parallel to such."
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"When a dreamer loses his lover, his dream profits. (Unless, of course, the lover was the dreamer's dream.)"
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"With the faith of a child and the wisdom of an old man one can achieve great things."
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"The rather difficult antagonists towards the Church consist not nearly of the cruel and heartless, nihilistic intellectuals who hate God and humanity, but the well-meaning spirits who for the most part lack an understanding of the Spirit."
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"Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success."
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"Love + truth = strengthLove + knowledge = influenceLove + understanding = powerLove + wisdom = enlightenment"
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"You cannot lead an enemy to Heaven, but you can lead a friend even to Hell."
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"After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your mouth is makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is."
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"Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them."
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"The journey is not about reaching somewhere, it is about enjoying each step."
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"When an eagle spreads its wings to fly, even the swan is envious."
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"If you have her mind, you have her for a moment; if you have her heart, you have her for a while; if you have her soul, you have her for a lifetime."
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"It was a subtle refinement of God to learn Greek when he wished to write a book " and that he did not learn it better."
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"Pseudo-artists think that being an artist means opposing whatever seems to be an establishment. That is not creative at all. True creativity is the ability to gain perspective wherever you may have missed it before."
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"Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark."
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"You know what the future is? It is a heavy fog which hides inside everything you can imagine!"
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"Women make the world go round, men turn it upside down."
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"Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away."
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"Running away from someone you love is a race you will never win."
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