Like most arts, the link between the mind and the pen can chain you like an enslaved workaholic. Even on an intended vacation you suddenly have this killer urge to record whatever the vacation may teach.
I always make sure that the world will prove me right. It gives me the freedom to contradict myself.
In the philosophical dialect, a cynic takes an insult as a compliment since opposition is already his style.
Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.
Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank.
Cleverness isn't always true nor is the truth always clever
When it comes to world news, attitude is what marks the distinction between justice and vengeance. Justice is pure, but vengeance brings more ruin.
To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something.
Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner.
Oftentimes in a society when people of a certain type, whether individual or a group, are subconsciously portrayed by the media as abnormal, they also slowly, subconsciously become enemies of that society due to feelings of cultural guilt. Ultimately by this the inflated media is an enemy of its very own cause.
As a writer of philosophy, it's good to ask oneself, 'Will I still believe this a week from now, or months, or even years?'
If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader, the more respected their voices will be.
Feel what it's like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you'll forever think twice before wasting food.
Oftentimes winning can become an addiction, whether good or bad, to the point where you would rather lose it all before you lose at all.
I am not here to merely argue about the perplexities regarding theism or philosophy, but to be a light to the world and to reach out to those who long to be a part of that light.
Generally, there is a lot of truth value in stepping back, observing, then logically generalizing the extremes of what you see.
Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.
Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.
I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.
Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism
We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts.
Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool.
Because there are hundreds of different ways to say one thing, I, being a writer, songwriter, and poet, speak childishly and incoherently. In speech there is so much to decide in so little time.
One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.
It turns out that the men who ultimately, who unpretentiously value peace are willing to sacrifice their own peace of mind in order to render it. The question is, 'Who, between opposing forces, would do such a thing?' It seems only theoretical albeit true that men who accept an objective rather than subjective moral standard are, in a general sense, more capable of making such sacrifices for the sake of peace.
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