#philosophy

St. Paul would say to the philosophers that God created man so that he would seek the Divine, try to attain the Divine. That is why all pre-Christian philosophy is theological at its summit. ↗

— Hans Urs von Balthasar

#created #divine #god #man #paul

The western mind makes definitions; it draws lines. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#art

All I know is that I do no know anything ↗

— Socrates

#life

I see humans but no humanity. ↗

— Jason Donohue

#life

For Christians . . . an unreflective faith is not possible if we take seriously the injunction to love God with the mind as well as the heart and soul. ↗

— Delwin Brown

#theology #faith

A thing is only as great as the amount a person is willing to risk for it. If you are not willing to risk anything, then the thing mustn't be so great at all. ↗

— Madeline Claire Franklin

#philosophy #risks #life

My philosophy is to take one day at a time. I don't worry about the future. Tomorrow is even out of sight for me. ↗

— Bobby Darin

#day #even #future #i #me

All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. ↗

— Ernest Dimnet

#gravitate #philosophy #serious #towards

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. ↗

— Epictetus

#lies #philosophy #sustain #two #words

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy. ↗