#phil

The intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are correct, the tone sustained, the colour perfectly harmonised; it is true to life. On the other hand, the intellectual attainments of the mere man of learning are like a large palette, full of all sorts of colours, which at most are systematically arranged, but devoid of harmony, connection and meaning. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#philosophy #life

But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows. ↗

— Immanuel Kant

#philosophy #life

The streets are safe in Philadelphia, it's only the people that make them unsafe. ↗

— Frank Rizzo

#only #people #philadelphia #safe #streets

Pues nada ha sido nunca para un hombre o una sociedad humana más insoportable que la libertad. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#political-philosophy #freedom

True, life is complex. But so are a great many accidents. ↗

— Foz Meadows

#life #philosophy #life

When the Republicans controlled the House from 1994 -2006, Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Henry Waxman Charlie Rangel, John Conyers and Rahm Emanuel weren't saying we need to move right to win. They stuck to their philosophy. And they fought against Reagan and they fought against the Bushes. And eventually they did win. ↗

— Ed Rollins

#barney #bushes #charlie #controlled #democrats

Pictures don't breathe. But some have life in them. ↗

— Minhal Mehdi

#life

What a tragic realm this is, he reflected. Those down here are prisoners, and the ultimate tragedy is that they don't know it; they think they are free because they have never been free, and do not understand what it means. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#philosophy #reality #life

In every tool we create, an idea is embedded that goes beyond the function of the thing itself. ↗

— Neil Postman

#technology #utilitarianism #age

In the dark , everything is scary ↗

— Sandra Chami Kassis

#wisdom #life