#philosphy

Needs are stronger than liking. ↗

— Ravindra Shukla

#philosphy #youth #life

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. ↗

— Aristotle

#philosphy #self-discovery #enemy

Men are punished by their sins, not for them. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#punishment #sin #love

The Catholic Church made a serious mistake when they started caring about how many people are in the pews. ↗

— Michel Templet

#philosphy #religion #religion

Logic, when used correctly and by an intellect that is not corrupted by the lower passions, may lead to one to the Transcendent itself. ↗

— Osman Bakar

#philosphy #science

It is a meaningful thing for a scientist of the stature of Ibn Sina, certainly one of the best scientific minds in the whole history of mankind, to often resort to prayer to seek God's help in solving his philosophical and scientific problems. And it is also perfectly understandable why the purification of the soul is considered an integral part of the methodology of knowledge. ↗

— Osman Bakar

#philosphy #science

I am by turns a petulant adolescent and a mature man, a melancholy loner and a wit telling actors their trade. I cannot decide whether I'm a philosopher or a moping teenager, a poet or a murderer, a procrastinator or a man of action. I might be truly mad or sane pretending to be mad or even mad pretending to be sane. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

#philosphy #procrastination

Ignoring somebody’s mistakes in life from a powerful position makes you a saint, but the same act (whose intention does not matter), if carried out from a weak position, will make you a coward or helpless. ↗

— Ravindra Shukla

#inspirational #philosphy #youth #inspirational

You are the only one who can. ↗

— Carroll Bryant

#philisophical #philisophical-life #philosphy #life

...but come bad chance And wee joyne to it our strength And wee teach it art and length It selfe o'er us to advance. ↗

— John Donne

#art