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Quotes by Philosopher
"Smile if you want to be happy now, love if you want to be happy forever."
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"One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light."
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"No man made great by death offers more hope to lowly pride than does Abraham Lincoln; for while living he was himself so simple as often to be dubbed a fool."
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"When things are like hunky dory, every enemy comes in the name of friend, but when things are twisted like turmoil, every friendly enemy shows you their colour."
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"A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures."
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"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."
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"If a religion wants you to give up your freedom, just give up that religion! Nothing is holier than your freedom!"
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"Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good."
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"Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had."
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"Generosity is inverted prosperity."
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"To one full of love: a stranger is his brother, a stranger is his sister, a stranger is his mother, a stranger is his father. To one full of self: a stranger is a nuisance, a stranger is an intruder, a stranger is an adversary, a stranger is a stranger."
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"Mathematics possesses not only truth but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and austere like that of a sculpture."
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"Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams."
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"Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none."
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"You are no greater than the adversity you can handle."
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"Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up."
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"Love is 100% percent practical, oral performance is an ultimate turn-off, whether you like it or not."
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"These are the words of a fool: I am happy to be a fool, for i won't spend my time gazing at lines difficult to decipher, while my mates are drinking with glee."
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"First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you."
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"There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little."
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"Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness. Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence. Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness. Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness."
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"Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe."
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"No pleasure has any savor for me without communication."
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"A person who is another man's slave is better than one who is a slave to lust."
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"We have two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice and the other which we practice but seldom preach."
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"The greatest mountain anyone can conquer is fear."
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"We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage."
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"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."
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"The storm is an artist, the rainbow is its masterpiece."
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"The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird."
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"If heaven was created only for the most stupid clown, then Mr Bean could have been the only righteous man on earth."
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"But as soon as a man, through lack of character, takes refuge in doctrine, as soon as crime reasons about itself, it multiplies like reason itself and assumes all the aspects of the syllogism. Once crime was as solitary as a cry of protest; now it is as universal as science. Yesterday it was put on trial; today it determines the law."
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"Apologizing is different from begging, it doesn't change your status, go ahead and get on your knees, spill tears if you got it, for the person you offended, if at all you had a place in their hearts, you'll be totally forgiven and accepted."
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"From one bell all the bells toll."
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"You are the greatest temple in the universe, God dwells within you."
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"A mansion begins with one brick. A forest begins with one tree. A harvest begins with one seed. An ocean begins with one drop. A friendship begins with one gesture. A fire begins with one spark. A revolution begins with one idea."
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"Do good. Spread love. Embrace all. Hurt none."
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"If you have money, you are affluent; if you have joy, you are wealthy; and if you have love, you are rich."
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"Not every dog that barks, bites."
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"The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life."
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"Love is the weapon of the wise."
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"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"
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"Sometimes all you need in your life is anything strange because strange things can revive your soul just like a cold water freshening your pale face with every splash!"
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"If I knew what to doI'd do more than write a song for you."
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"If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person."
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"Even the richest of brands are robbed by poor character."
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