#philosophy

"The Cure [10w] Laughter, love and faith can cure 95% of all illnesses."

"It is quite true what Philosophy says: that Life must be understood backwards. But that makes one forget the other saying: that it must be lived—forwards. The more one ponders this, the more it comes to mean that life in the temporal existence never becomes quite intelligible, precisely because at no moment can I find complete quiet to take the backward- looking position."

"To grow the power of an imagination, travel to see the world."

"Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company."

"Smartass Disciple: Master, do you really believe in the second chance?Master of Stupidity: That supports the basis of lost-then-found concept."

"Remorse among Thieves When a caught thief shows remorse he says to himself,"I knew I should pull off that heist differently."

"Time Traveler's Ennui The future ain't what it use to be."

"Memories [10w] Spend half your life creating memories,the other half, remembering."

"Love will never let you down, if you don't give it up"

"Laughter is the antidote to existential pain"

"Inevitably it follows that anyone with an independent mind must become 'one who resists or opposes an authority or established convention': a rebel. ...And if enough people come to agree with—and follow—the REBEL, we now have a DEVIL. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have ... GREATNESS."

"And this is the forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo - that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; that it has the power to make of us not simply victims, as nature and accident do, but active accomplices."

"Philosophy ... is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is either positively given empirically, or demonstrated through indubitable conclusions."

"Marriage is nothing but a commitment to care and share."

"He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But had he done this he would not have been Socrates. He valued his conscience--and the truth-- higher than life."

"If you expect nothing but success, then you will be a success."

"There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie."

"Over [10w] It's never ever over because the fat lady can't sing."

"The smile of roses expresses the beauty of the heart."

"Using your talent, hobby or profession in a way that makes you contribute with something good to this world is truly the way to go."