Philosophy Quotes

"Blessed is the man who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed" "When you consider things like the stars, our affairs don’t seem to matter very much, do they?" "The truth is, I am rooted, but I flow." "Books are the mirrors of the soul." "Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism." "The past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is" "You didn't come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here" "To put is still more plainly: the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to lose your breath. A society based on the quest for security is nothing but a breath retention contest in which everyone is as taut as a drum and as purple as a beet" "Faith is a state of openness or trust" "You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are" "The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself" "Life is a dance between making it happen and letting it happen" "Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them." "Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being." "The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance." "Life is the sum of all your choices." "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide." "Wine is a great metaphor for life. Think of it this way: Good wine is a fusion of time, place, and people" "You're going to pay a price for every bloody thing you do and everything you don't do" "I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire, and faith leaps over it"