Quotes About Philosophy

if the wise man always appears stupid, his failures do not disappoint, and his success gives pleasant surprise.

And without guilt and dread, who am I?

A gentleman can't even discuss fucking philosophy without you puritanical twats casting judgmental glances at his tackle d'amore.

I would have looked away, should have, but I had never seen a green one. A weaker man might have plucked out his own eyes, but being a philosopher, I knew the sight could never be unseen, so I persevered.

Las tres joyas del taoísmo son la compasión, la moderación y la humildad…

A theory has no better time than when it's lying there naked, pure, unsullied by facts.

Without the past, where is the guilt? And without the future, where is the dread? And without guilt and dread, who am I?

The three jewels of the Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership.

Das Prinzip Moral verstehe ich nicht.« »Das überrascht mich nicht im geringsten.«

Sometimes there are no answers.

But you did everything you could, and when you could do no more , you made peace with your fate, and you didn't rail needlessly against it. That is wisdom, not weakness.

As far as I am concerned, philosophic questioning is just as likely to make you confused and depressed as it is to improve your condition.

Happiness, Eragon had decided, was a fleeting, futile thing to pursue. Contentment, on the other hand, was a far more worthwhile goal.

Whether fate and destiny really exist, the only thing I can do is enjoy the present and live as honorably as possible.

Whether fate or destiny really exist, the only thing I can do is enjoy the present and live as honorably as possible.

Now, can we please abandon such weighty conversation? I have become thoroughly exhausted with thoughts of fate, destiny, justice, and other, equally gloomy topics over the past few days. As far as I am concerned, philosophic questioning is just as likely to make you confused and depressed as it is to improve your condition.

O que tiver de acontecer, acontece, e não vou perder tempo de vida a preocupar-me com isso. A infelicidade vai sempre ao encontro de quem a espera. O truque é encontrar felicidade nos breves intervalos entre os desastres.

What will be will be.

How am I supposed to know which religion is the true religion? he wondered. Just because someone follows a certain faith does not necessarily

philosophic questioning is just as likely to make you confused and depressed as it is to improve your condition.

in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now. He patted her shoulder and smiled with resigned

But you did everything you could, and when you could do no more, you made peace with your fate, and you didn't rail needlessly against it. That is wisdom, not weakness.

know what question he's trying to answer? "I have not the slightest idea. Tenga always had a question he was trying to answer. If he succeeded, he immediately chose another one, and so on. He may have answered a hundred questions since I last saw him, or he may still be gnashing his teeth

Because they believe it contains deep truths about life, the universe, and everything.