Quotes about Philosophy

I hold that belief in God is not merely as reasonable as other belief, or even a little or infinitely more probably true than other belief; I hold rather that unless you believe in God you can logically believe in nothing else

Using the language of the One-and Many question we contend that in God the one and many are equally ultimate.... Unity in God is no more fundamental than diversity, and diversity in God is no more fundamental than unity. The persons of the Trinity are mutually exhaustive of one another. The Son and the Spirit are ontologically on par with the Father.

Paul wrote these words: "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through [Christ] who gives me strength" (Phil. 4:12—13).

You are a child of the sun, you come from the sun, and that is something true with the Earth also... your relationship with the Earth is so deep, and the Earth is in you and this is something not very difficult, much less difficult then philosophy.

From a purely positivist point of view, man is the most mysterious and disconcerting of all the objects met with by science.

What the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth.

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.

Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances.

Keep up the fires of thought, and all will go well.

And real nobility (that of the heart) is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.