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> [The message that 'love' will solve all of our problems is repeated incessantly in contemporary culture - like a philosophical tom tom.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/the-message-that-love-will-solve-all-of-our-problems-is-repeated/)

[Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/)

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> [Scholars of the East and West have heroically consecrated their whole working lives to making available, by means of their own disciplines,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idries-shah/scholars-of-the-east-and-west-have-heroically-consecrated-their-whole/)

[Idries Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idries-shah/)

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> [Justin's testimony about becoming a Christian is that he had been searching various philosophical traditions of the time, and then accidentally encountered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-hurtado/justin-s-testimony-about-becoming-a-christian-is-that-he-had-been/)

[Larry Hurtado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-hurtado/)

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> [As soon as one knows one is going to die, childhood is over… So one can be grown up at seven. Then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eug-ne-ionesco/as-soon-as-one-knows-one-is-going-to-die-childhood-is-over-so-one-can/)

[Eugene Ionesco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eug-ne-ionesco/)

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> [Beyond its practical aspects, gardening - be it of the soil or soul - can lead us on a philosophical and spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcdowell/beyond-its-practical-aspects-gardening-be-it-of-the-soil-or-soul-can/)

[Christopher McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcdowell/)

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> [Our intention is to develop more subtlety in contemporary electronic sounds. We don't like nostalgic projects. We have disparate interests and many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-koner/our-intention-is-to-develop-more-subtlety-in-contemporary-electronic/)

[Thomas Koner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-koner/)

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> [If you could read some of the stories that we had before us of parents of children dying of, let's say, bone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelvin-ogilvie/if-you-could-read-some-of-the-stories-that-we-had-before-us-of/)

[Kelvin Ogilvie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelvin-ogilvie/)

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> [Al-Ghazali is the most important philosophical theologian of classical Islam, and Moderation in Belief is among his most important works. It sets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-adamson/al-ghazali-is-the-most-important-philosophical-theologian-of/)

[Peter Adamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-adamson/)

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> [It is absurd to hold that a man should be ashamed of an inability to defend himself with his limbs, but not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/it-is-absurd-to-hold-that-a-man-should-be-ashamed-of-an-inability-to/)

[Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/)

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> [“Each of us possess a soul, or spirit which occupies our body during life on earth, but abandoning our body on death.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-dingwall/each-of-us-possess-a-soul-or-spirit-which-occupies-our-body-during/)

William Dingwall

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> [“When God lays His finger on your heart it cannot help but be filled with love for others; if that doesn't happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rassool-jibraeel-snyman/when-god-lays-his-finger-on-your-heart-it-cannot-help-but-be-filled/)

[rassool jibraeel snyman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rassool-jibraeel-snyman/)

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> [The idea of discussing psychological and philosophical ideas in a visual medium was really exciting to me. I thought I was going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-neel/the-idea-of-discussing-psychological-and-philosophical-ideas-in-a/)

[Andrew Neel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-neel/)

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> [Whiteness itself is artifice, is fiction, is a construction, is narrative, is myth. And I seek to deconstruct all of that, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-eric-dyson/whiteness-itself-is-artifice-is-fiction-is-a-construction-is/)

[Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-eric-dyson/)

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> [“Over and over again I have said that there is no way out of the present impasse. If we were wide awake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/over-and-over-again-i-have-said-that-there-is-no-way-out-of-the/)

[Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/)

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> [Creeds and causal systems have argued with each other for millennia, and even so we and our ancestors have managed to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-janeway/creeds-and-causal-systems-have-argued-with-each-other-for-millennia/)

[Elizabeth Janeway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-janeway/)

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> [“While the churches, bringing the sweet smell of piety for the soul, came in prancing and farting like brewery horses in bock-beer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/while-the-churches-bringing-the-sweet-smell-of-piety-for-the-soul/)

[John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/)

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> [“Our physical world seems ready and able to accommodate the needs of the spiritually awakened new Superhuman. The constraints or demands of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthon-st-maarten/our-physical-world-seems-ready-and-able-to-accommodate-the-needs-of/)

[Anthon St. Maarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthon-st-maarten/)

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> [There are philosophical issues involved in that about choosing the right discount rate, the value, the future, and things like that which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-carson/there-are-philosophical-issues-involved-in-that-about-choosing-the/)

[Brad Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-carson/)

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> [One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for gain; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/one-can-generally-say-this-about-men-that-they-are-ungrateful-fickle/)

[Niccolo Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/)

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> [“Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man’s values, it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/pride-is-the-recognition-of-the-fact-that-you-are-your-own-highest-2/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [In times of uncertainty - whether it's economic, psychological, emotional, or philosophical - people often say that the only thing we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-liebegott/in-times-of-uncertainty-whether-it-s-economic-psychological-emotional/)

[Ali Liebegott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-liebegott/)

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> [Whenever you're talking about meaning, basically... I think a lot of the human experience has to do with trying to understand what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/whenever-you-re-talking-about-meaning-basically-i-think-a-lot-of-the/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

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> [When we are children, people show us so many things that we lose the profound sense of seeing... And just how could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaston-bachelard/when-we-are-children-people-show-us-so-many-things-that-we-lose-the/)

[Gaston Bachelard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaston-bachelard/)

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> [The existence of pleasure is the first mystery. The existence of pain has prompted far more philosophical speculation. Pleasure and pain need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-berger/the-existence-of-pleasure-is-the-first-mystery-the-existence-of-pain/)

[John Berger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-berger/)

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> [A 'philosophical dictionary' is not a dictionary of philosophy that you use to look up obscure thinkers or recondite terms. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-hacking/a-philosophical-dictionary-is-not-a-dictionary-of-philosophy-that-you/)

[Ian Hacking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-hacking/)

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> [As a form of moral insurance, at least, literature is much more dependable than a system of beliefs or a philosophical doctrine.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-brodsky/as-a-form-of-moral-insurance-at-least-literature-is-much-more/)

[Joseph Brodsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-brodsky/)

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> [“Do you know how a pearl comes to be?" "Oysters make them, from a bit of sand." "Aiyah. From a bit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-l-wilson/do-you-know-how-a-pearl-comes-to-be-oysters-make-them-from-a-bit-of/)

[C.L. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-l-wilson/)

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> [I dont understand why most of us chose to play it safe all the time. Whether its travelling to a new place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-abdullah-chowdhury/i-dont-understand-why-most-of-us-chose-to-play-it-safe-all-the-time/)

Robin Abdullah Chowdhury

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> [...life is a gift bestowed without anyone asking for it; that the thinking person has a philosophical duty to examine both the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-barnes/life-is-a-gift-bestowed-without-anyone-asking-for-it-that-the/)

[Julian Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-barnes/)

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> [One of things about beards is that, when men reach a certain age, they'd like to see if they can grow one.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mccartney/one-of-things-about-beards-is-that-when-men-reach-a-certain-age-they/)

[Paul McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mccartney/)

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> [“Who am I? I am the spine that the mountains hang upon! I am the tears that the rivers cry! I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-ness/who-am-i-i-am-the-spine-that-the-mountains-hang-upon-i-am-the-tears/)

[Patrick Ness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-ness/)

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> [In Ephesians 5, Paul shows us that even on earth Jesus did not use his power to oppress us but sacrificed everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/in-ephesians-5-paul-shows-us-that-even-on-earth-jesus-did-not-use-his/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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> [Classical philosophical theism maintained the ontological distinction between God and creative world that is necessary for any genuine theism by conceiving them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-peacocke/classical-philosophical-theism-maintained-the-ontological-distinction/)

[Arthur Peacocke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-peacocke/)

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> [“I would like to believe and give in to my naiveté, I would like to embrace the fact that I am back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-martin/i-would-like-to-believe-and-give-in-to-my-naivet-i-would-like-to/)

[Henry Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-martin/)

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> [To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/to-be-a-philosopher-is-not-merely-to-have-subtle-thoughts-nor-even-to/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [Monstress is an exhilarating rollercoaster of a book. Deeply funny, heartbreaking, hopeful, philosophical, bawdy, and wise, Lysley Tenorio’s stories, written from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabina-murray/monstress-is-an-exhilarating-rollercoaster-of-a-book-deeply-funny/)

[Sabina Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabina-murray/)

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> [We come to recognize that playfulness, as a philosophical stance, can be very serious indeed; and moreover, that it possesses an unfailing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/we-come-to-recognize-that-playfulness-as-a-philosophical-stance-can/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [Once the philosophical foundation of democracy has collapsed, the statement that dictatorship is bad is rationally valid only for those who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-horkheimer/once-the-philosophical-foundation-of-democracy-has-collapsed-the/)

[Max Horkheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-horkheimer/)

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> [Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-schweitzer/very-little-of-the-great-cruelty-shown-by-men-can-really-be/)

[Albert Schweitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-schweitzer/)

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> [I believe that there never was a creator of a philosophical system who did not confess at the end of his life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/voltaire/i-believe-that-there-never-was-a-creator-of-a-philosophical-system/)

[Voltaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/voltaire/)

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                        "text": "“Over and over again I have said that there is no way out of the present impasse. If we were wide awake we would be instantly struck by the horrors which surround us ... We would drop our tools, quit our jobs, deny our obligations, pay no taxes, observe no laws, and so on. Could the man or woman who is thoroughly awakened possibly do the crazy things which are now expected of him or her every moment of the day?”",
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                        "text": "One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for gain; and while you work for their good they are completely yours, offering you their blood, their property, their lives, and their sons when danger is far away; but when it comes nearer to you, they turn away.",
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                        "text": "In times of uncertainty - whether it's economic, psychological, emotional, or philosophical - people often say that the only thing we can truly control is our attitudes. If that's true, then I'm going to spend today walking my 14-year-old dog on a free beach and treasuring the fact that she's still alive.",
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                        "text": "The existence of pleasure is the first mystery. The existence of pain has prompted far more philosophical speculation. Pleasure and pain need to be considered together; they are inseparable. Yet the space filled by each is perhaps different. Pleasure, defined as a sense of gratification, is essential for nature",
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                        "text": "A 'philosophical dictionary' is not a dictionary of philosophy that you use to look up obscure thinkers or recondite terms. It is a collection of brief and pithy essays on diverse topics, informed by one vision, and usually arranged in alphabetical order.",
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                        "text": "As a form of moral insurance, at least, literature is much more dependable than a system of beliefs or a philosophical doctrine. Since there are no laws that can protect us from ourselves, no criminal code is capable of preventing a true crime against literature; though we can condemn the material suppression of literature - the persecution of writers, acts of censorship, the burning of books - we are powerless when it comes to its worst violation: that of not reading the books. For that crime, a person pays with his whole life; if the offender is a nation, it pays with its history.",
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                        "text": "“Do you know how a pearl comes to be?\" \"Oysters make them, from a bit of sand.\" \"Aiyah. From a bit of sand.\" He rolled the pearl between his fingers. \"All pearls begin as something unpleasant that the oysters cannot expel from themselves, even though they may want to. So they embrace these things that will not leave them, shaping them and smoothing away the sharp edges, until over time, they make of these unwanted things great treasures.”",
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                        "text": "I dont understand why most of us chose to play it safe all the time. Whether its travelling to a new place, or taking a new path for that matter. Humanity is not meant to fear contrary to what most religious / cultural books tell us. The core philosophy behind our birth involves risk. Our death is inevitable. And yet we come to this world despite this reality. If our creation considered death a fear for us to not be born, then we would never witness the most wonderful experience defined in our very existence: life. And yet, owing to our ignorance of this most obvious fact, we still choose to forgo many wonderful experiences that are meant to be part of life. We do not let ourselves to love because we fear of heartbreak, we do not pursue our lifes passion for the fear of letting go of a secured life and give our dream a chance to become the next Picasso, or even get out of the four walls to be touched by the million wonderful kisses of that monsoon rain in fear of a running nose.",
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                        "text": "...life is a gift bestowed without anyone asking for it; that the thinking person has a philosophical duty to examine both the nature of life and the conditions it comes with; and that if this person decides to renounce the gift no one asks for, it is the moral and human duty to act on the consequences of that decision.",
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                        "text": "One of things about beards is that, when men reach a certain age, they'd like to see if they can grow one. It's a phenomenon I understand very well. After you get over the itchy face, you go, \"Oh, I don't have to shave, that's cool.\" And then you move into the philosophical thing- people say, \"You look weird, you have a beard.\" And you say, \"No, actually, it's weird to shave.\" Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.",
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