Philosophy Of Life Quotes

In the blackness of the midnight sleep world, immunized from the harsh glare of daytime reality, the active imagination of the soul dances in the mind of a dream weaver. Safely shrouded in the all-encompassing blanket of darkness supplied by nighttime sleep, our secret wishes speak to us by channeling the collective mythology of the primordial mind. During the wee hours of night, right before first light, we summon our personal muse to tell us in operatic fashion what it means to be human. If we listen carefully, our muse’s heart songs shares with us what it means to experience both the tragedy and comedy of life, and encourages us to unreservedly embrace in a moral manner the banality, brutality, beauty, and splendor of nature that occurs eternally in the cosmic world that swaddles us.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.

~ B.r. Ambedkar

I don't think I'm entirely on board with the 'do what you truly want to do' school of thought. Not without a little more nuance. There has to be an anchor in the wide-open space. Otherwise, 'doing what you truly want' isn't an authentic attempt at exploration -- it's just another hyper-individualistic credo masquerading as something grand. I mean we're all gung ho about pursuing personal freedom, but why do we want it? If we never constructively apply it to something beyond ourselves, and if it doesn't deepen our sense of connection and humanity, then what's the point?

~ Clara Bensen

And so, what of it all? What of me and my passions and personas, my great loves and failures of love, my writing, my politics? What of the clanging opinions, the endless queries as to the whys and wherefores of how I chose to conduct myself? In the end, there is but one answer to every question, whether it is spit at me or made as gentlest inquiry: I was I.

~ Elizabeth Berg

An avalanche is just a snowflake that got pissed off.

~ Andi James Chamberlain

I like it subdued and tepid, with far to much milk

~ Andi James Chamberlain

All I have is me, myself and I and we are all getting really tired of each other.

~ Carl R White

Number 1 is perhaps not the ideal. It is there for the one behind, the number 2. Mr 2 would learn a whole lot more being who he is than ever being Mr 1. Perhaps there is more to the phrase ‪#‎OddOneOut‬.

~ Nikhil Sharda

All definitions are the interpretations of contrasts. What is, helps define what it is not!

~ Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana

Not being impressed by anyone or anything is one of the surest paths to a life of mediocrity.

~ Wayne Gerard Trotman

The fakirs always throng the sea-shoreTo find meaning in the chaosAnd then they too become melancholyFeeling nothing but their naked toes.

~ Avijeet Das

A writer of any merit does not worry about being accepted everywhere. He must write to inspire, to change for the better or to challenge the status quo!

~ Avijeet Das

To observe life as an inevitability and to observe the nuanced stratification of life are two completely different points of view on life.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Older people sometimes talk about the good old days when life was better. In fact, they talk nostalgically about their own youth that was irretrievably gone. The past century has made enormous progress in all fields. The standard of living, work environment, health care quality and mobility, and the availability of cultural programs, recreational activities and information – all that clearly speaks in favor of nowadays.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Empathize with others. You may easily get into a situation where you need the understanding of others.

~ Eraldo Banovac

The essence of coexistence is quite simple: live and respect how others live.

~ Eraldo Banovac

The wishes of an honest man do not stretch beyond what he undoubtedly deserves.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Human nature is so complicated. Those who have little, want a lot. Those who have a lot, think others have more. Those who lose, blame others for the loss.

~ Eraldo Banovac

A wise man doesn't start what he doesn't know to do.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Concerning mistakes, follow three simple rules. Firstly, correct a mistake that you made whenever it is possible. Secondly, don't repeat the same mistakes. Thirdly, learn from past mistakes.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A happy man doesn't reconsider life.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Sometimes people think the old days were better than today. Even though life was simpler and slower, it was not necessarily easier.

~ Eraldo Banovac

In real life, the truth is a rarity, while lies are common place.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Life itself is a chance.

~ Andy Harglesis

The universe doesn't waste anything. Sometimes, we just don't have standing to see how events or experiences are important.

~ Adrián Lamo

People should respect those who have the courage to go alone through life.

~ Eraldo Banovac

Life is not about reasons, explanations, interpretations, or solutions. It's all about actions and reactions.

~ Dipin Damodharan

Living honestly is a prerequisite for a clear conscience.

~ Eraldo Banovac

The tangible and factual components of reality along with the intangible strands of memory and imagination constitute the framework that houses our vital life force. A person is likewise composed of contradictory and complementary forces of pain and pleasure, darkness and lightness, and clashing and harmonizing bands of thoughts and feelings. The web and root of all persons consists of both the expressible and the unsayable. Who has not held imaginary conversations with gods, devils, and spirits? Persons whom enthusiastically cultivate an inner life, ardently experience the quick of nature, and willingly immerse themselves in all aspects of everyday living will experience renewal. Analogous to the heat source of fire, we need the spark of desire to fuel our hearts and the spirit of the breeze to spread our heart songs.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Occasionally we glimpse the South Rim, four or five thousand feet above. From the rims the canyon seems oceanic; at the surface of the river the feeling is intimate. To someone up there with binoculars we seem utterly remote down here. It is this know dimension if distance and time and the perplexing question posed by the canyon itself- What is consequential? (in one’s life, in the life of human beings, in the life of a planet)- that reverberate constantly, and make the human inclination to judge (another person, another kind of thought) seem so eerie… Two kinds of time pass here: sitting at the edge of a sun-warmed pool watching blue dragonflies and black tadpoles. And the rapids: down the glassy-smooth tongue into a yawing trench, climb a ten-foot wall of standing water and fall into boiling, ferocious hydraulics…

~ Barry López

So when the ruling ideology enjoins us to enjoy sex, not to feel guilty about it, since we are not bound by any prohibitions whose violations should make us feel guilty, the price we pay for this absence of guilt is anxiety.

~ Slavoj Žižek

A Christian sits in his or her well and thinks that the whole world is his or her well. The Jew sits in his or her little well and thinks that it is the whole world. A Muslim sits cooped up in his or her tiny well and believes it to be the whole universe. The same goes for a Hindu and all others. Also, atheists are no different from all those orthodox believers.

~ Abhijit Naskar

We do not have to believe something is right- to believe a person has a right to choose it. God doesn't force us to serve him. It is a freewill choice we make, so why in the name of all that is holy and right do we think we can force other people to live by our particular brand of religion? We are commanded to Love if we are Christ servers.

~ Linda Wells~Harr

Faith gives self-confidence and self-courage and strength.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The divinity of thy soul is spark of divine-self.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

We are saved only by grace through faith.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Walking in the path of light is heavenly paradise.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The state of no being, knows neither pleasure nor pain. It is purely divine.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The ‘Lord’s Prayer’ is totally of life.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita