#philosophy

"Philosophers' Syndrome: mistaking a failure of the imagination for an insight into necessity."

"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them"

"The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit."

"Shakespeare vs. Keynesian Economics {Couplet} If 'Neither a lender nor a borrower be',investments would dry up, economies stagnate,and off to the poorhouse go you and me."

"Usually when people talk about the trickle-down theory, it has to do with economics. The richer people at the top of a society become, supposedly, the more wealth there is to trickle down to the people below. It never really works out that way, of course, because if there are 2 things people at the top can't stand, they have to be leakage and overflow."

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

"When you realize there is something you don't understand, then you're generally on the right path to understanding all kinds of things."

"My world is about stories that entertain; emotions that move; people you’ll remember; literature that matters."

"We are barely conscious. With a higher consciousness we can open the door between infinite possibilities."

"Consciously or unconsciously, the only person you should compete with is you."

"Dammit Goddammit' Defined [10w] Damned if you do and damned if you don't double-bind."

"When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you."

"Deep connection is the antidote to madness."

"Start your day with appreciation and gratitude."

"The sole philosophy open to those who doubt the possibility of truth is absolute silence -- even mental."

"I'm very polite by nature, even the voices in my head let each other finish their sentences."

"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity is an insignificant zit on the surface of history."

"Optimists vs. Death [10w] Optimists are hopeful people who see a coffin as half-full."

"Love is the essence, fragrance, and beauty of life."

"Too Much Information You must empty your mind of garbage to let new garbage in."