Quotes About Philosophy

The two most pressing problems of the contemporary world: demographic expansion and genetic deterioration are unsolvable. Liberal principles prevent the solution of the first, egalitarian ones that of the second.

Relativism is the solution of one who is incapable of putting things in order. Truths do not contradict each other except when they fall out of order.

By embracing the "modern mentality," Christianity became a doctrine which it is not easy to respect, nor interesting to do so.

Philosophy is the art of lucidly formulating problems. Inventing solutions is not an occupation of serious intellects.

The cultural standard of an intelligent people sinks as its standard of living rises.

Nietzsche is merely rude; Hegel is blasphemous.

What is "rational" consists in prolonging life, avoiding pain, satisfying the appetite for hunger and sex. Only some such definition sheds any light on the discourse of the last centuries.

Puedes vender cielo, el cielo azul a veces, o gris también a veces, una parcela de tu cielo, el que compraste, piensas tú, con los árboles] de tu huerto, como quien compra el techo con la casa?] ¿Puedes venderme un dólar de cielo, dos kilómetros de cielo, un trozo, el que tú piensas, de tu cielo?

transformaciones producidas al nivel de las teorías que ella misma barajaba para delinear sus estrategias revolucionarias. Es la eterna dialéctica entre

Înainte s? scrii, înva?? s? gânde?ti.

In order not to find life unbearable, you must accept two things: the ravages of time and the injustices of man.

Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure.

I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said 'Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.'

The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.

No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical.

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.

I recited the poem to myself and wondered whether it was really possible for anyone to remain unstained by his environment. It was an idea contrary to Marxism, which held that the environment molded the man.

It's always best to look ahead and not backwards. Possessions are not important. Think of those beautiful porcelain pieces I had. Before they came to me, they had all passed through the hands of many people, surviving wars and natural disasters. I got them only because someone else lost them. While I had them, I enjoyed them; now some other people will enjoy them. Life itself is transitory. Possessions are not important.

The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night.