Some virtues, when they become fashions, also become exaggerated. Just because nobody likes a judgmental attitude does not mean that there isn't a sort of spoiled, self-righteous hypocrisy when one man obsessively commands other men not to judge without knowing the circumstances without himself, too, knowing their circumstances behind their judgments.
Credentials are like potential energy, the compliments of a name on paper, in documents, word of mouth, but faith is like kinetic energy, the motion and the force that which is witnessed. Hence in the end it is the faith rather than the credentials that really takes you places.
The idea that all souls are mortal is the only notion surely terminating love and all its forms.
Genius, throughout history, has been found difficult to classify because it varies in amount: It's rare to find a genius in the context of the noun, but most people, if not all, have a bit of genius in them in the context of the adjective.
With too much pride a man cannot learn a thing. In and of itself, learning teaches you how foolish you are.
When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction.
An artistic perspective will jab at you from a different angle; its logic comes like a pitcher with a curveball.
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.
Feel what it's like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you'll forever think twice before wasting food.
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.
Beware: open-mindedness will often say, 'Everything is permissible except a sharp opinion.'
The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.
It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about.
A rebel adult often seems like a glorious savior, whereas a rebel child often seems like a little devil.
If you use a philosophy education well, you can get your foot in the door of any industry you please. Industries are like the blossoms on a tree while philosophy is the trunk - it holds the tree together, but it often goes unnoticed.
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
I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.
Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.
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?'
Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.
When it comes to judging individuals, I do not like remarks such as 'too good to be true.' They speak as though one is rewarding the nature of evil. Yet, ironically, we still wonder where all the good people have gone.
If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.
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