I tell you everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is everything, do not be fooled by what I am saying. Please listen carefully and try to hear what I am not saying. ~Charles C. Finn
Philosophical Quote
If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky? ~Stanislaw J. Lec
Philosophical Thought
The cab driver is waxing philosophically with his fare, and he said, “the meter of life and time is always running, so don’t waste it.” “Put it to good use.”
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
868
my
philosophy:
live
learn
and
be
wise
Man
Man: a being in search of meaning.
Plato
Santosh Kalwar
Let your eyes
talk, mouth
listens and
ear sleeps.
Santosh Kalwar
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
209
My philosophy
Black coffee
goes with
crosswords
done with a
fine point black
ink pen
206
Damned
if
you
do
Damned
if
you
don’t
My
Philosophy
whichever
floats
your
boat
198
My
philosophy
Local
TV
newscasts
air
a
lot
of
useless
news
197
My
philosophy
Politicians
make
strange
bed
fellows
196
My
philosophy
Negative
thinking
will
get
you
nowhere
188
My
philosophy
arise
every
morning
and
go
from
there
111
My philosophy is
no matter
how old
you are
or how
you feel
age is
just a number
62
When the weather
is nice you will
see the city
square philosopher
talking to people
about the meaning
of life and any
other philosophical
thoughts you care
to exchange with him
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
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Philosophical Quote – Mitch Albom
This is the story of a man named Eddie and it starts at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun. It may seem strange to start a story with and ending, but all endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time.
– Mitch Albom
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Voltaire Quote
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.
– Voltaire
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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
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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.
Quote
“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
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.
Quote
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
Music
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
Plato
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.
Quote
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’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy, or at
least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.
— Mel Brooks
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 a moment,” Socrates replied, “Before you tell me I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”
“Triple filter?” asked the acquaintance.
“That’s right,” Socrates continued, “Before you talk to me about Diogenes let’s take a moment to filter what you’re going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?”
“No,” the man said, “Actually I just heard about it.”
“All right,” said Socrates, “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Diogenes something good?”
“No, on the contrary…”
“So,” Socrates continued, “You want to tell me something about Diogenes that may be bad, even though you’re not certain it’s true?”
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued, “You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Diogenes going to be useful to me?”
“No, not really.”
“Well,” concluded Socrates, “If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?”
The man was bewildered and ashamed. This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
It also explains why Socrates never found out that Diogenes was banging his wife.
Man
Man – a being in search of meaning. — Plato
Simple Philosophy
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth
A blind man …
A blind man in a dark room – looking for a black hat which isn’t there. — Lord Bowen
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
Happiness… – Aristotle
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