Facts about Gabriel Marcel

Occup.Philosopher
FromFrance
BornDecember 7, 1889
DiedOctober 8, 1973
Aged83 years

Summary

Gabriel Marcel was a famous Philosopher from France, who lived between December 7, 1889 and October 8, 1973. He/she became 83 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Gabriel.

Related authors: Jean Vanier (Philosopher)

11 Famous quotes by Gabriel Marcel

Small: The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible
"The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible"
Small: The striking thing about the Precious Blood is the bond it establishes between love and suffering in ou
"The striking thing about the Precious Blood is the bond it establishes between love and suffering in our experience, a bond that has become so close that we have come to think of suffering accepted with joy as the most authentic sign of love with any depth at all"
Small: The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle
"The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction"
Small: On a grassroots level we say that man can touch more than he can grasp
"On a grassroots level we say that man can touch more than he can grasp"
Small: Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics
"Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics"
Small: Metaphysics is a science
"Metaphysics is a science"
Small: It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics
"It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics"
Small: Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself
"Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself"
Small: Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them
"Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them"
Small: But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of
"But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of"
Small: But a science is exact to the extent that its method measures up to and is adequate to its object
"But a science is exact to the extent that its method measures up to and is adequate to its object"