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Quotes by Philosopher

"Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous forms of corruption are those that are subtle and below the radar."

"The humble sinner will sometimes be interpreted as one of the filthiest in the eyes of man yet immersed in the eyes of God, and this is due to the volition of honesty regarding his own corruption."

"Courage is a warrior, wisdom is a sage, virtue is a priest, and love is poet."

"Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land."

"Self-awareness - the commendable ability to be yourself without being a nuisance to someone else."

"Love turns men into boys, heartache turns boys into men."

"A word into the silence thrown always finds its echo somewhere where silence opens hidden lexicons."

"Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood."

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives; who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves?"

"Never allow yourself to be defined by your past; 'yesterday' is just a word, not a dictionary."

"A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness."

"A ship with a hole underneath is doomed to sink! And ignorance is also a hole in the brain, a big hole!"

"If you follow the herd, people may mistake you for a cow."

"When travelling, concentrate on the path! Don't sleep! Don't read! Just live the journey in full by observing the path instead of wandering in your own world!"

"The strong overcome several trials. The determined overcome numerous trials. The resilient overcome many trials. The extraordinary overcome countless trials."

"Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine."

"In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains."

"Civic duty? Perhaps it would be a little naive to try to coerce me into voting. I assure you my basic standards of healthy living are very different from yours, which is the reason I do not vote. You should note that, as nonsensical a scenario, if forced to choose I would most definitely rather live in a failing, Christ-honoring, God-fearing nation than a flourishing one that mocks said Creator. Beware of my personal ambitions."

"Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously."

"Majority of people prefer a good name to a bad name, but to me, anyone can call me anything, as long as it is not written on my face."

"Bend the rules only if you have learned them, break the rules only if you have mastered them."

"A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep."

"I am not convinced of the argument, 'I want to believe; it is only those awful Christians I hate. They get in the way of my belief.' If you hate Christians more than you love Christ, you do not love Christ. It comes to mind the question, 'If you do not love your brother or sister whom you have seen, how can you love God whom you have not seen?"

"One of the cafA©s had that brilliant idea of putting up a slogan: 'the best protection against infection is a good bottle of wine', which confirmed an already prevalent opinion that alcohol is a safeguard against infectious disease. Every night, towards 2 a.m., quite a number of drunk men, ejected from the cafA©s , staggered down the streets, vociferating optimism."

"Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest."

"Joy is God's smile, love is God's laughter."

"Competition is used for discrimination. Harmony makes everything perfect."

"Keeping the door that leads to your heart ajar is destructive as univited guests would move in and trample on your feelings, leaving you in great pains, but closing it always is a sure way to spot out the destructive and innovative guests."

"Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live."

"Yesterday says, "Forget me, but learn from me. " Today says, "Embrace me, yet utilize me." Tomorrow says, "Anticipate me, then prepare for me."

"Beautiful trees sometimes bear bitter fruit."

"If you throw a stone into the ocean, it will reach the bottom; if you throw a word into someone's heart, it will reach their soul."

"Some women's greatest achievement is sleeping with a man who is rich, famous, and/or wanted by many women, whereas some women's greatest achievement is refusing to sleep with such a man."

"To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it."

"If there is a very strong love behind you that you can lean against to it, nothing can ever shake you very strongly!"

"No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise."

"To be respected is not my concern. So long as I seek to live in obedience to my Lord, respect will come accordingly from the people He deems it necessary."

"A need for many candles may arise in every nation's history to light up the darkness in the country. Most of the time, the youth is the very candles themselves!"

"In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent."

"A touch may not always be a love but love is always a touch!"

"Count your summers, not your winters."

"Let the world know your dreams, my friend; realise them!"

"Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those who love you, and generous to those who adore you."

"If you are obliged to do something inevitable, don't lose time to think about it, do it right away!"

"Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too."

"With fear, you crawl on the ground; without fear, you fly in the skies!"

"Don't climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above."

"You say 'I' and you are proud of this word. But greater than this- although you will not believe in it - is your body and its great intelligence, which does not say 'I' but performs 'I'."
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