Philosophy

God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.

God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.

Jean Paul Richter

Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature.

Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.

Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: 'This is my country.'

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: 'This is my country.'

Benjamin Franklin

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

Religion and philosophy are to be preserved distinct. We are not to introduce divine revelations into philosophy, nor philosophical opinions into religion.

Religion and philosophy are to be preserved distinct. We are not to introduce divine revelations into philosophy, nor philosophical opinions into religion.

In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.

In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

A useless life is an early death.

A useless life is an early death.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

Miguel de Cervantes

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.

Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

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