Quotes About Philosophy

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer

Eu não sou vegetariano, mas como animais que são.

That's three quotes? Add another quote and make it a gallon.

Estos son mis principios; si no le gustan, tengo otros

Éstos son mis principios; si no le gustan, tengo otros.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.

Although the repetition of a word or phrase is a preparatory practice and is itself not meditation, choosing a word or phrase that honors your belief system can be the linchpin you need for your mediation practice, providing both motivation and philosophical coherency.

What is it about spirituality that doesn't resonate with our core value of being rational? What makes it so difficult for us to maintain our level-headed (and slightly jaded) mindset while being spiritual at the same time?

Western spiritual seekers began picking and choosing from Eastern philosophies based on their preferences. Wanting to get away from myth and dogma, they mixed and matched, shook and stirred, mashed and meshed, blended and juiced . . . and in the process, well, they lost their way. They created a number of philosophical inconsistencies.

For reasons unknown, the philosophical aspect of the yoga movement has had to make way for the yoga fit revolution; today's image of a yogi is a slender and scantily clad young female doing postures on the cover of a bestselling magazine, whereas the older image was of an Indian man with long beard sitting in a cave wearing a loin cloth.

By exclaiming that "there are no absolute truths" the postmodern stance is also claiming that the statement it just made is an absolute truth—trying to have it both ways, rejecting absolutism with absolutism.

None of us understand the infinite universe. Most people who start thinking about it, get overwhelmed, shrug their shoulders, and turn their attention back to something mundane, like drinking beer or watching TV. Only a few great minds have ever actually contemplated the nature of the universe. Fewer still have done it without going insane.

The term trans-rational is emblematic of a worldview within which rationality is included and transcended, not repressed or dismissed.

rationality can easily unveil the futility of life and lead to depression—as the stereotype of the extremely smart, but world-weary, educated man (often portrayed as a detective, philosopher, or doctor) suggests. As such, the rational worldview has its limits.

Philosophy has become the shadow of itself over the years. Nine parts history and one part reflection on history. It has been ages since anything original came forth in the field. All the good thinking has already been done. Nowadays, philosophers are mostly institutionalized academics—like me—focused more on the politics of tenure than on philosophizing.

Mi avvicinai a Spinoza perché mi sembrava che avvicinasse Dio; me ne sono allontanato, scoprendo che lo allontanava. Ora non so più.

Se con Dio non si lotta, Dio è morto.

I nichilisti odiano i pessimisti: chiunque conosca la verità del dolore intralcia i loro piani per l'incremento dell'infelicità del mondo.

à quoi bon se protéger si notre destin était scellé ? à quoi bon chercher à éviter le pire si le pire ne pouvait être évité ?

U svakom slu?aju, on je bio tog uverenja da ništa nije zauvek i definitivno završeno.

Before heading out on to the pitch, Johan Cruyff gave his players a simple instruction: 'Go out there and enjoy yourselves.' It was a statement that embodies an entire footballing philosophy and was central to Cruyff 's principles; yet for others, its simplicity, ahead of such a key game, might be considered an insult to the coaching profession.

some key principles were quickly instilled in him: 'Don't stamp on anybody but don't let anybody stamp on you; keep your head high; two-touch football; keep the ball on the ground.

The ball runs faster than any human, so it's the ball that has to do the running!' which, in seventeen words, just about encapsulates his philosophy.