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Quotes About Philosophy

We are all born like Catholics . . . in limbo, without religion.
~ Yann Martel
This tiny habitation on wheels, with bit parts of the living room, the washroom, and the fireplace, is a pathetic admission that human life is no more than this: an attempt to feel at home while racing towards oblivion. He
~ Yann Martel
You may not believe in life, but I don't believe in death. Move on!
~ Yann Martel
What a terrible disease that must be if it could kill God in a man.
~ Yann Martel
To chose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
~ Yann Martel
It was my first clue that atheists are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry them--and then they leap. I'll be honest about it. It is not atheists who get stuck in my craw, but agnostics. Doubt is useful for a while....But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
~ Yann Martel
And so, in that Greek letter that looks like a shack with a corrugated tin roof, in that elusive, irrational number with which scientists try to understand the universe, I found refuge.
~ Yann Martel
It was my first clue that atheists are my brothers and sisters of another faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry them—and then they leap.
~ Yann Martel
Kau mungkin tidak percaya pada kehidupan, tapi aku tidak percaya pada kematian.
~ Yann Martel
We must do the same with death in our lives: resolve it, give it meaning, put it into context, however hard that might be.
~ Yann Martel
A germ of religious exaltation, no bigger than a mustard seed.
~ Yann Martel
If Christ played doubt, so must we. If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the cross, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? then surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
~ Yann Martel
If Christ played with doubt, so must we. If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? then surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
~ Yann Martel
I don't believe in religion. Religion is darkness
~ Yann Martel
I'm more preoccupied with furnishing my head than the place where I live. The most beautiful rooms I have entered have been empty ones.
~ Yann Martel
surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosingn immobility as a means of transportation.
~ Yann Martel
To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation
~ Yann Martel
El hecho de escoger la duda como filosofía de vida es como elegir la inmovilidad como forma de transporte.
~ Yann Martel
Kita tentunya juga diperbolehkan merasa ragu. Tapi kita mesti jalan terus. Memilih keraguan sebagai falsafah hidup sama halnya memilih kemandekan sebagai sarana transportasi.
~ Yann Martel
It was my first clue that atheists are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry them—and then they leap.
~ Yann Martel
Religion?" Mr. Kumar grinned broadly. "I don't believe in religion. Religion is darkness.
~ Yann Martel
Surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
~ Yann Martel
I'll be honest about it. It is not atheists who get stuck in my craw, but agnostics. Doubt is useful for a while.
~ Yann Martel
Scegliere il dubbio come filosofia di vita equivale ad eleggere l'immobilità a proprio mezzo di trasporto.
~ Yann Martel