Universal Quotes

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Oftentimes in reality, the genius is in the position of the antihero. Neither the good guys nor the bad guys really trust him because his… — Criss Jami
I would say that introverts make some of the best international philosophers. The less common attribute of the introverted lifestyle - a close societal connection,… — Criss Jami
A declaration of war on the masses by higher men is needed! ... Everything that makes soft and effeminate, that serves the end of the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The history of religions, of which Christianity is a transcendent element, awaits the deepest study. It requires Bibles to free from Bibles. Comparative theology is… — Amos Bronson Alcott
Hope is the most universal of human possessions. — Thales
Ethics occupies a central place in philosophy because it is concerned with sin, with the origin of good and evil and with moral valuations. And… — Nikolai Berdyaev
The universal nature has no external space; but the wondrous part of her art is that though she has circumscribed herself, everything which is within… — Marcus Aurelius
Suppose that thou hast detached thyself from the natural unity... yet here there is this beautiful provision, that it is in thy power again to… — Marcus Aurelius
I believe that the major operating ethic in American society right now, the most universal want and need is to be on TV. I've been… — Hunter S. Thompson
If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a foot-rule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is,… — George Bernard Shaw
My book had a universal theme. It's not a "racial" novel. It portrays an aspect of civilization, not necessarily Southern civilization. — Harper Lee
From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began: When nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The… — John Dryden
I think people are universal — Ang Lee
How would you know? Everythingâ€™s like sex. Itâ€™s the universal metaphor. To pick a lock, let me guess, you have to go slow at first,… — Ned Vizzini
In philosophy equally as in poetry it is the highest and most useful prerogative of genius to produce the strongest impressions of novelty, while it… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Seldom can philosophic genius be more usefully employed than in thus rescuing admitted truths from the neglect caused by the very circumstance of their universal… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Cannot swords be turned to plowshares? Can we and all nations not live in peace? In our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often… — Ronald Reagan
May it not be asked of every intelligent friend to the liberties of his country, whether the power exercised in such an act as this… — James Madison
Mathematics is universal. It's discovered by human beings, but the rules of mathematics are the same throughout the universe and the laws of the universe. — Paul Davies
Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task… — Anatole France

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