Quotes about Philosophy
If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.
— Cicero
Too much God and you overdose. God needs to be filtered.
— Margaret Atwood
For drinking Life there are two cups: The No Cup is bitter, the Yes Cup is yummy -- Now, which one would you rather have in your tummy?
— Margaret Atwood
A mind of the caliber of mine cannot derive its nutrient from cows.
— George Bernard Shaw
I am oppressed with a dread of living forever. That is the only disadvantage of vegetarianism.
— George Bernard Shaw
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
— Anonymous
But, said Alice, if the world has absolutely no sense, who's stopping us from inventing one?
— Lewis Carroll
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
— Epicurus
Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state. There is as little reason to deplore the one as there is to be pleased over the other.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
— Henry David Thoreau
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard believed that boredom was the root of all evil. In other words, boredom isn't just boring. It's wrong. You cannot be in the presence of God and be bored at the same time. For that matter, you cannot be in the will of God and be bored at the same time. If you follow in the footsteps of Jesus, it will be anything but boring.
— Mark Batterson