Self Quote by Neel Burton

“Loneliness is the manifestation of the conflict between our desire for meaning and the absence of objective meaning from the universe.”

— Neel Burton

“Just as Prometheus delivered stolen fire to man, so Eve, and the serpent, delivered man into self-consciousness, setting him up, were it not for…

— Neel Burton

“Just as we use speech and gestures to communicate, so we use touch. Words can say, ‘I love you’, but touch can also say…

— Neel Burton

Depression: the healthy suspicion that modern life has no meaning and that modern society is absurd and alienating.

— Neel Burton

“Ultimately, loneliness is not the experience of lacking but the experience of living. It is part and parcel of the human condition, and, unless…

— Neel Burton

Man first creates the universe in his image, and then turns round to say that God created man in his image... As Voltaire quipped,…

— Neel Burton

“Philosophy is a bitter medicine with many fearsome side effects, but if you are able to stomach it, it can cure your soul of…

— Neel Burton

“In refining their senses and aesthetic judgement, blind tasters become much more conscious of the richness not only of wine but also of other…

— Neel Burton

Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able…

— Neel Burton

“Wonder begets culture, which begets yet more wonder, and the end of wonder is wisdom, which is the state of perpetual wonder.”

— Neel Burton

There are essentially three types of people: those who love life more than they fear it, those who fear life more than they love…

— Neel Burton

“Our life is just as long or short as our remembering: as rich as our imagining, as vibrant as our feeling, and as profound…

— Neel Burton