#philosophy

Men have such a good opinion of themselves, of their mental superiority and intellectual depth; they believe themselves so skilled in discerning the true from the false, the path of safety from those of error, that they should be forbidden as much as possible the perusal of philosophic writings. ↗

— Al-Ghazali

#men

Awe is what moves us forward. ↗

— Joseph Campbell

#mythology #philosophy #spirituality #art

Is beauty enhanced or adulterated by utility? ↗

— Sena Jeter Naslund

#philosophy #beauty

In marriage you are not sacrificing yourself to the other person. You are sacrificing yourself to the relationship. ↗

— Joseph Campbell

#mythology #philosophy #spirituality #art

I am the keeper of the beast, though all men harbor a beast in the depths of their heart -- callous, calamitous creatures, driven by deviant demands and derisive diligence. -- From the short story What Rough Beast ↗

— Michael Hibbard

#men #philosophy #men

Pride measures prosperity not by her own advantages but by the disadvantages of others. She would not even wish to be a goddess unless there were some wretches left whom she could order about and lord it over, whose misery would make her happiness seem all the more extraordinary, whose poverty can be tormented and exacerbated by a display of her wealth. This infernal serpent, pervading the human heart, keeps men from reforming their lives, holding them back like a suckfish. ↗

— Thomas More

#pride #sin #virtue #men

The primitive tribes permitted far less individual freedom than does modern society. Ancient wars were committed with far less moral justification than modern ones. A technology that produces debris can find, and is finding, ways of disposing of it without ecological upset. And the schoolbook pictures of primitive man sometimes omit some of the detractions of his primitive life - the pain, the disease, famine, the hard labor needed just to stay alive. From that agony of bare existence to modern life can be soberly described only as upward progress, and the sole agent for this progress is quite clearly reason itself. ↗

— Robert M. Pirsig

#art

Try and avoid people who use the word "cant" regularly associate rather with those who say "can" and do ↗

— rassool jibraeel snyman

#motivational-quotes #philosophical #philosophy #philosophy-of-life #motivational

Sînt oameni cărora le este dat să guste numai otrava din lucruri, pentru care orice surpriză este o surpriză dureroasă și orice experiență un nou prilej de tortură. Dacă se va spune că această suferință își are motive subiective, ținînd de o constituție particulară, voi întreba: există un criteriu obiectiv pentru aprecierea suferinței? Cine ar putea preciza că vecinul meu suferă mai mult decît mine sau că Isus a suferit mai mult decît toți? Nu există măsură obiectivă, deoarece ea nu se măsoară după excitația exterioară sau indispoziția locală a organismului, ci după modul în care suferința este simțită și reflectată în conștiință. ↗

— Emil Cioran

#suffering #motivational

Fear is unconscious thought, the perception of being denied the realization of satisfying that in which we perceive to need... ↗

— Namasté Anonymous

#fear #freedom #hope #inspiration #inspirational