Quotes About Philosophy

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.

What greater gift is there than to demonstrate you need not fear death?

Taking things not as they ought to be, but as they are, I fear it must be allowed that Macchiavelli will always have more disciples than Jesus.

Why are you afraid of death? Where you are, death is not. Where death is, you are not. What is it that you fear.

There is nothing to fear from gods, There is nothing to feel in death, Good can be attained, Evil can be endured.

To fear death is the way to live long; to lie afraid of death is to be long a dying.

Optimists think that this is the best of all possible worlds; pessimists fear they are right.

What shall he fear that does not fear death.

Refuse to let the thought of death bother you: nothing is grim when we have escaped that fear.

Fear is the proof of a degenerate mind.

Why, do you not know, then, that the origin of all human evils, and of baseness, and cowardice, is not death, but rather the fear of death?

The happy consciousness is shaky enough a thin surface over fear, frustration, and disgust.

Why should a man fear since chance is all in all for him and he can clearly fore-know nothing? Best to live lightly as one can unthinking.

Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.

A great philosophy is not a philosophy without reproach it is philosophy without fear.

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament belief is the denomination of the New.

Sometimes there are no answers to life's questions. Accepting the things we cannot change without question, shows a strength of character that few posses.

Philosophy should inspire people with a sense of purpose and instill in them the power to lead life to the fullest.

The pure present is an unattainable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory.

Having a life and leadership philosophy is essential for living in an inspired way and leading with soul and spirit.

The truth is that life can never be what you imagine is perfect simply because perfection is a concept, not a reality.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Life is not a problem to be solved but an enigma to be lived. We think, we feel, therefore we exist.