Philosophy Quotes - Page 7

As understanding deepens, the further removed it becomes from knowledge.

C.G. Jung

he who speaks parables knows and understands the real meaning of parables better

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Treatment for dependency at substance abuse treatment centers must change if alcoholism and addiction are to be overcome in our society.

The foundation of morality on the human sentiments of what is acceptable behavior versus repulsive behavior has always made morals susceptible to change. Much of what was repulsive 100 years ago is normal today, and - although it may be a slippery slope - what is repulsive today is possible to be normal 100 years into tomorrow; the human standard has always been but to push the envelope. In this way, all generations are linked, and one can only hope that every extremist, self-proclaimed progressive is considering this ultimate 'Utopia' to which his kindness will lead at the end of the chain.

Harmony is not a luxury, it is an existential necessity of the species. And to achieve it, if a hundred Bibles have to be sacrificed, then be it. But for no Bible, Quran or Gita, can harmony be compromised.

The vagina is obliterated from the imagery of femininity in the same way that the signs of independence and vigor in the rest of her body are suppressed.

How have people come to be taken in by The Phenomenon of Man? We must not underestimate the size of the market for works of this kind [pseudoscience/'woo'], for philosophy-fiction. Just as compulsory primary education created a market catered for by cheap dailies and weeklies, so the spread of secondary and latterly tertiary education has created a large population of people, often with well-developed literary and scholarly tastes, who have been educated far beyond their capacity to undertake analytical thought.

great literature is literature that speaks to deep, fundamental human truths and experience in a way that is relatable to the reader and that may provoke engagement or facilitate insight into these truths and experiences. If these truths and experiences are about breaches of the normal, then surely horror has a place in literature, and in facts may proffer deep engagement with the most profound aspects of our existence. Sometimes only horror can say what needs to be said.

If you could stay as stubborn as when you were a child then you need not to compromise on your dreams.

Children imitate their parents, employees their managers.

Every child gets a good mother, but not every mother gets a good child.

Don't waste our children's future on man's past.

Anthony T.Hincks

Your personality should be described in poem not in paragraph.

Worship the work not the God, because work is God.

Never believe a friend who offered you his friendship just because he was getting bored.

In modern times, beauty is more trusted than goodness.

Negotiation is permissible for mediocrity not for excellence.

People come to me for the solution of their problem, if my knowledge and experience is not enough to solve the problem, I go to my library read the relevant book and provide the solution.

People with responsibility and people without responsibility are sorry for each other.

My artificial creations will be better than nature's natural creations.

I can lend you my money not my books.

People never forget two things, their first love and the money they wasted watching a bad movie.

I don't understand this irony - valuable things like cars, gold, diamond are made up of hard materials but most valuable things like money, contracts and books are made up of soft paper.

A borrower who doesn't returns is a beggar.

Reading is the noblest of all the hobbies, that is why people mention it so frequently in their resume even if they don't read much.

Audience can live without a movie but a movie cannot live without an audience.

Two kinds of people have many friends, one with bank balance and other with boldness.

At home I am a man, at work I am a machine.

When you are a grown up your brothers become your neighbors and your unconditional brotherhood become your conditional neighborhood.

Punctuality is not just limited to arriving at a place at right time, it is also about taking actions at right time.

God has created you, not your future.

Don't feel bad if your youth cannot be joyful, but at least make it useful.

Your clothes should be as important as your skin.

God gave us ground we created a city, God gave us time we need to create a future.

Lovers tend to be philosophical, achievers are practical.

When it comes to creating things, I compete with nature not with men.

After I leave the earth my work is anyway going to belong to the world for centuries but till that time I want to work freely.

Ordinary men earns responsibility towards their family, extraordinary men earns duty towards their nation.

Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.

A civilization must be judged by its standards not by its expenditure.

Great ideas doesn't need approvals, they need application.

Improvement is not enough, you also need innovation.

As you grow old, if you don't earn some money or inspiration out of your hobby, you will stop pursuing your hobby.

You don't need anybody's permission to prove yourself, just prove yourself.

Jewelry maybe is more expensive than clothes, but clothes are more important than jewelry.

Your courage will be tested during the adversity as well as during the change.

My heart is not available for hurt.

Improvement is not enough, you also needs innovation.

Reading doesn't mean accepting everything you read, it means reasoning everything you read.

If you fulfill the wishes of your employees, the employees will fulfill your visions.

Use your youth to do something useful or unique or ultimate.

Always remember, animals can intimidate men with their strength but men cannot intimidate animals with their intelligence.

Sometimes an act of common sense is indistinguishable from an act of genius.

Habits are good if you have the habit of the best.

The most annoying pain is perceived when a man is living without a purpose.

An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government.

You don't need to wish harder, you need to work harder.

Never stop acquiring the commonsense, it is as good as the knowledge.

Creative people neither like to be possessive nor like to be possessed.

For peace read books, for success read books and take actions.

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