Quotes About Philosophy

Bough of a tree to the rain . . ." he turns the phrase over in his mouth as if it were fine wine, trying to guess its vintage, realizing somewhat indifferently that it is beyond him.

How about my heart? asked the Tin Woodman. Why, as for that, answered Oz, I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart." That must be a matter of opinion, said the Tin Woodman. For my part, I will bear all the unhappiness without a murmur, if you will give me the heart.

Yo prefiero el corazón —replicó el Leñador—, porque el cerebro no lo hace a uno feliz, y la felicidad es lo mejor que hay en el mundo.

How was it that someone who loved life could be unafraid to die?

Tutto ciò che si può dire lo si può dire chiaramente. Su ciò di cui non si può parlare si deve tacere.

I believe in God, and that's a personal relationship that I have, but I'm not religious in any way.

Suffering is overated.

I hope to bring ancient philosophy and new scientific thinking together, to provide a new perspective of nature, especially the relationship between nature and man.

Men talk of heaven, - there is no heaven but here; Men talk of hell, - there is no hell but here; Men of hereafters talk and future lives, - O love, there is no other life - but here.

To be free of belief and unbelief is my religion.

If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

If people call me Christian, not from the standpoint of religion but from the standpoint of social vision, I declare that I am a Christian.

You don't need to get rid of religion; you have to outgrow the need for it. In other words, instead of hoping for the good life, you make the good life.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.

One can be sophisticated and believe in God. Reason and intellect are not to be laid aside where matters of religion are concerned.

If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world.

I like Islam, it is a consistent idea of religion and open-minded.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

Education without religion is in danger of substituting wild theories for the simple commonsense rules of Christianity.

We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.

If atheism spread, it would become a religion as intolerable as the ancient ones.

God was invented to explain mystery. God is always invented to explain those things that you do not understand.