Famous quotes by Philosophers

"God creates out of nothing. Wonderful, you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners"

Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher

"Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further"

Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher

"Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself"

Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher

"Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm"

Bernard Williams, Philosopher

"Sperm is a bandit in its pure state"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"I have no nationality - the best possible status for an intellectual"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"We die in proportion to the words we fling around us"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"We are afraid of the enormity of the possible"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"Life creates itself in delirium and is undone in ennui"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart"

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher

"The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell"

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher

"The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection"

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher

"No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion"

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher

"Every law is an infraction of liberty"

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher

"As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends"

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher

"Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures, as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Today is you own. Tomorrow perchance may never come"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always 'I am healthily in body and mind'"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them, you must"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate!"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Meditation is painful in the beginning, but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"God is all-full. He is self-contained. He is eternal satisfaction"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

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