Quotes About Philosophy

Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death. The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.

Life is more complicated than we think, yet far simpler than anyone dares to imagine

I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body.

If I were constantly worried about death, I couldn't function. After a while, if your life is more or less constantly in peril, you come to a point where you accept the possibility philosophically.

My religion is to seek for truth in life and for life in truth, even knowing that I shall not find them while I live.

One should not exaggerate the importance of trifles. Life, for instance, is much too short to be taken seriously.

If I give up drinking, smoking, and fatty foods, I can add ten years to my life. Trouble is, I'll add it to the wrong end.

...cassoulet, like life itself, is not so simple as it seems.

How does one get bored of life?

Neither is life long enough for friendship. That is a serious and majestic affair.

I've learned never to be surprised if what must inevitably happen happens right now.

And you know, there's less charm in life when you think about death--but it's more peaceful.

Just when the question of how to live had become clearer to him, a new insoluble problem presented itself - Death.

Intelligent life on other planets? I'm not even sure there is on earth!

That life is worth living is the most necessary of assumptions, and were it not assumed, the most impossible of conclusions.

Only when you accept that one day you'll die can you let go, and make the best out of life. And that's the big secret. That's the miracle.

I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?

Any profound view of the world is mysticism. It has, of course, to deal with life and the world, both of which are nonrational entities.

There may be no single thing that can teach us more about life than death.

Happiness is not to be achieved at the command of emotional whims.

Although it is a gloomy view to suppose that life will die out, sometimes when I contemplate the things that people do with their lives I think it is almost a consolation

I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift.

I think people can live a religious life and yet believe in things maybe outside the box a little bit.

confining life to an eternal present is an insidious form of soul murder