A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. ~Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher
Tag Archives: Philosophy
Wondering Evermore
out the door with the backpack containing only with the basics of necessities in order to find seek/ search/ and/or locate the meaning of truth that is does it truly exist or is it a figment of our collective imagination if so then can we say that the human race is living in a worldContinue reading “Wondering Evermore”
“If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher – Born: June 21, 1905 – Died: April 15, 1980
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise. ~ Victor Hugo
There are two ways to be fooled. ~ Soren Kierkegaard
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard, Philosopher – B: May 5, 1813 – D: November 11, 1855
Pondering Moment
over analyzing a subject could drive possibly drive anybody batty
After your death you will be what you were before your birth. ~ Arthur Schopenauer
Arthur Schopenauer – German philosopher 1788-1860
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. ~ Albert Camus
After your death you will be what you were before your birth. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
All colors will agree in the dark. ~ Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman (1561-1626)
“No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.” ~ Baruch Spinoza
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches. ~ Alice Roosevelt Longworth
An Honest Politician ~ Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
“An honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid … because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.” ~Â Bertrand Russell
To Be A Philosopher ~ Henry David Thoreau
“To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
Anyone Can Become Angry ~ Aristotle
People Know What They Do ~ Michel Foucault
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” ~ Michel Foucault
Jean de la Bruyere Quote: Three Events
There are only three events in a man’s life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscience of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live. -Jean de la Bruyere French Philosopher
Genius And Madness
“Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Quote: Soren Kierkegaard ~ Life
Thoughts
“Thoughts become perception, perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality.” – William James
Life Is Short ~ Henri Frederic Amiel
J. L. Austin Quote
“A sentence is made up of words, a statement is made in words…. Statements are made, words or sentences are used.” – J. L. Austin
Justice For All
Lies
Good Books
Animal
“I don’t care whether animals are capable of thinking; all I care about is that they are capable of suffering!” – Jeremy Bentham
Ancient Philosopher
“According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat” – Moliere
Reading ~ Judith Butler
“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” – Judith Butler
Thinking
“Thinking begins when you ask really difficult questions.” – Slavoj Žižek
Schools
Know Thyself
“The aim of human life is to know thyself. Think for yourself. Question authority. Think with your friends. Create, create new realities. Philosophy is a team sport. Philosophy is the ultimate, the ultimate aphrodisiac pleasure. Learning how to operate your brain, learning how to operate your mind, learning how to redesign chaos” – Timothy Leary
Quote ~ Victor Hugo
“An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.” – Victor Hugo
Being
Philosophical Quote
See without looking, hear without listening, breathe without asking. ~W.H. Auden
Books…
Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything else. -Plato
Socrates
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down. Socrates
Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire
Aristotle On Madness
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Man
Man: a being in search of meaning. Plato
Edna Ferber Quote
Roast beef, medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy. Edna Ferber
Friedrich Nietzsche Quote
I and me are always too deep in conversation. Friedrich Nietzsche
Socrates Quote
To find yourself think for yourself. Socrates
This Is More Or Less True
Wordables
Albert Camus Quote
Wordables
K.M. Douglas Quote
There’s only one thing you can do: Toss your pebble in the river, watch it ripple, and know you have moved the ocean. – K.M. Douglas — from the App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cimaxapp.philosophicalquotes
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Voltaire Quote
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. – Voltaire — from the App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cimaxapp.philosophicalquotes
Young Children
Young children are naturally so philosophical. They ask: ‘What is real? What is truth?’ They have to learn it; they don’t automatically know it. To them, it’s a game. You can study this for years in college, and yet you probably asked it when you were four or five years old. – Sharon Creech —Continue reading “Young Children”
Bertrand Russell
Thursday Evening Quote
Brainy Quote
Monday Evening Quote
Wilhelm von Humbolt Russian Philosopher Born: June 22, 1767 – Died: April 8, 1835 Brainy Quote
Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote
Jose Ortega y Gasset – Spanish Philosopher. Born: May 9, 1883, Died: OCTOBER 18, 1955
Socrates Quote
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writing so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.” -Socrates
Georg C. Lichtenberg Quote
Born: July 1, 1742 – Died: February 24, 1799 German scientist, satirist and Anglophile.
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“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” – Dalai Lama http://www.bquot.es/s/84
Quote
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” – Aristotle, http://www.bquot.es/s/1503
Age Quote by Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, Philosopher – Born: January 21, 1561.
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What can be shown, cannot be said. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Opinions
“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.” –John Locke
Opinion
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. Plato
Free Thinking
Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make outward pretense to it; but the free-thinker alone is truly free. George Berkeley
Wealth
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
I Live
I live for today. Tomorrow I will, that is if it comes, as we never know what will happen. Yesterday, why dwell on it. It’s done. It’s history. What ever happened, happened. So why worry about it. Move on. That’s my philosophy.
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November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960 Philosopher
Observation
The Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti once remarked that observing without evaluating is the highest form of human intelligence. When I first read this statement, the thought, ‘What nonsense!’ shot through my mind before I realized that I had just made an evaluation. — Marshall Rosenberg
Advice
Look, I really don’t want to wax philosophical, but I will say that if you’re alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you’reContinue reading “Advice”
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Philosophy and Art ….
Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination. — George Henry Lewes
The Zen philosophy …..
The Zen philosophy posits that ‘human beings suffer’ and ‘the cause of suffering is desire.’ The way to put an end to suffering is to stop wanting everything, all the time. — Karl Albrecht
Truth
Socrates showed us that thinking the truth is not enough. Truth demands to be lived. –Americ Azevedo
Socrates
Socrates Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or spread gossip. In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?” “Wait aContinue reading “Socrates”
Simple Philosophy
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Zen is not a philosophy,… – Osho
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According to Buddhist philosophy,… – Dalai Lama
According to Buddhist philosophy, happiness is the result of an enlightened mind whereas suffering is caused by a distorted mind. This is very important. A distorted mind, in contrast to an enlightened mind, is one that is not in tune with reality. -Dalai Lama
Is God able to prevent evil, but not prevent… Epicurus
Happiness… – Aristotle
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