philosophy

"There is no future without a past, because what is to be cannot be imagined except as a form of repetition."

"The words ‘I Love You’ kill, and resurrect millions, in less than a second."

"To be, or not to be: what a question!"

"William James describes a man who got the experience from laughing-gas; whenever he was under its influence, he knew the secret of the universe, but when he came to, he had forgotten it. At last, with immense effort, he wrote down the secret before the vision had faded. When completely recovered, he rushed to see what he had written. It was: "A smell of petroleum prevails throughout."

"The Flood that Did Not Subside [10w] What would today's world be,If Noah's dove flew into obscurity?"

"A lie never grows old."

"All knowledge is worth having."

"Hatred is a form of faith, distilled by passion to remove all rationality."

"The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution."

"Know thyself? If I knew myself, I'd run away."

"Be kind to him who does not deserve your kindness."

"Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances nothing will change. What is important is not to be defeated, to forge ahead bravely. If we do this, a path will open before us."

"It's harder to make the glass than break the glass."

"The menu is not the meal."

"Ohne Hast, aber ohne Rast. - Without haste, but without rest."

"A single moment of life has more miracles and worth than to live a whole life."

"Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side."

"Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not gain all our experience at once, but by degrees; so our determinations continue to be assailed incessantly by fresh experience; and the mind, if we may use the expression, must always be under arms."

"Fame [10w] Fame has a funny way of rewriting your entire past."

"Sin sorpresas, aunque sean disagredables, nadie estaria dispuesto a vivir."