#philosophy

I had a microscopic eye for the blemish, for the grain of ugliness which to me constituted the sole beauty of the object. ↗

— Henry Miller

#philosophy #beauty

A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

#attitudes #creative #does #element #eliminated

Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

#forget #her #kinship #literature #philosophy

The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art. ↗

— Ralph A. Cram

#aristocracy #art #august #civil #definite

[T]hose who practice philosophy in the right way are in training for dying and they fear death least of all men. ↗

— Plato

#philosophy #death

You need at least six or seven years to understand the philosophy and concentration of karate to know to clean your spirit of everything and dedicate your mind and body to the sport. ↗

— Jean Claude Van Damme

#clean #concentration #dedicate #everything #karate

There is much in this vision that will remind you of your mystics; yet between them and us there is far more difference than similarity, in respect both of the matter and the manner of our thought. For while they are confident that the cosmos is perfect, we are sure only that it is very beautiful. While they pass to their conclusion without the aid of intellect, we have used that staff every step of the way. Thus, even when in respect of conclusions we agree with your mystics rather than your plodding intellectuals, in respect of method we applaud most your intellectuals; for they scorned to deceive themselves with comfortable fantasies. ↗

— Olaf Stapledon

#religion #science #thought #beauty

Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, then I got really afraid because everybody says it's terribly boring. ↗

— Claire Danes

#afraid #art #art history #because #boring

Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion. ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#religion #religion

My mother is probably the wisest person I've ever known. She's not schooled, she's not well read. But she has a philosophy of life that makes well-read people seem like morons. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#i #known #life #like #makes