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Any polis which is truly so called, and is not merely one in name, must devote itself to the end of encouraging goodness. Otherwise, political association sinks into a mere alliance. ~ Aristotle
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Aristotle
Socrates is a shining example of a man who bravely lived up to his ideals, and, in the end, bravely died for them. Throughout his life, he never lost faith in the mind's ability to discern and decide, and so to apprehend and master reality. Nor did he ever betray truth and integrity for a pitiable life of self-deception and semi-consciousness. In seeking relentlessly to align mind with matter and thought with fact, he remained faithful both to himself and to the world, with the result that he is still alive in this sentence and millions of others that have been written about him. More than a great philosopher, Socrates was the living embodiment of the dream that philosophy might one day set us free. ~ Neel Burton
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Neel Burton
The image of the Serpent, because of its association with life, rejuvenation, fertility, and regeneration, was a symbol of immortality. The coiled Serpent with its tail in its mouth was a circle of infinitude indicating omnipotence and omniscience. The Serpent, depicted in several successive rings, represented cyclical evolution and reincarnation. In ancient philosophy or mythological systems, creation and wisdom were closely bound together, and the Serpent was a potent symbol of both. It is in this capacity that the Serpent appears in the Babylonian and Sumerian mythologies, which contain elements akin to the Genesis story. The Serpent has the power to bestow immortality but also has the power to cheat humankind. In many of the ancient Near Eastern stories - for instance, the Gilgamesh Epic and myth of Adapa - the Serpent holds out the promise of immortality but then cheats man at the last minute. ~ Mary Condren
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Mary Condren
The moments of refinement conceal a death-principle: nothing is more fragile than subtlety. The abuse of it leads to the catechisms, an end to dialectical games, the collapse of an intellect which instinct no longer assists. The ancient philosophy, trapped in its scruples, had in spite of itself opened the way to the artlessness of the lower depths; religious sects pullulated; the schools gave way to the cults. An analogous defeat threatens us: already the ideologies are rampant, the degraded mythologies which will reduce and annihilate us. We shall not be able to sustain the ceremony of our contradictions much longer. Many are prepared to venerate any idol, to serve any truth, so long as one and the other be imposed upon them, so long as they need not make the effort to choose their shame or their disaster.
Whatever the world to come, the Western peoples will play in it the part of the Graeculi in the Roman Empire. Sought out and despised by the new conqueror, they will have, in order to impress him, only the jugglery of their intelligence or the luster of their past. The art of surviving oneself - they are already distinguished in that. Symptoms of exhaustion are everywhere: Germany has given her measure in music: what leads us to believe that she will excel in it again? She has used up the resources of her profundity, as France those of her elegance. Both - and with them, this entire corner of the world - are on the verge of bankruptcy, the most glamorous since antiq ~ Emil M. Cioran
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Emil M. Cioran
I hope to bring ancient philosophy and new scientific thinking together, to provide a new perspective of nature, especially the relationship between nature and man. ~ Liu Dan
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Liu Dan
It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit ~ Aristotle.
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Aristotle.
...engaging with a work of ancient philosophy can be a two-way street; bringing it into a discussion can enrich that discussion, which also encouraging us to see the work in light of that discussion. ~ Julia Annas
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Julia Annas
Those whose hearts are fixed on Reality itself deserve the title of Philosophers. ~ Plato
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Plato
Ancient philosophy proposed to mankind an art of living. By contrast, modern philosophy appears above all as the construction of a technical jargon reserved for specialists. ~ Pierre Hadot
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Pierre Hadot
Philosophy reduced, as we have seen, to philosophical discourse develops from this point on in a different atmosphere and environment from that of ancient philosophy. In modern university philosophy, philosophy is obviously no longer a way of life, or a form of life unless it be the form of life of a professor of philosophy. ~ Pierre Hadot
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Pierre Hadot
One could say that what differentiates ancient from modern philosophy is the fact that, in ancient philosophy, it was not only Chrysippus or Epicurus who, just because they had developed a philosophical discourse, were considered philosophers. Rather, every person who lived according to the precepts of Chrysippus or Epicurus was every bit as much a philosopher as they. ~ Pierre Hadot
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Pierre Hadot
[ ... ] we have in our treatise a series of fifty-seven examinations, almost exclusively of injuries of the human body forming a group of observations furnishing us with the earliest known nucleus of fact regarding the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human body. Crude and elementary as they are, the method by which they were collected was scientific, and these observations, together with the diagnoses and the explanatory commentary in the ancient glosses, form the oldest body of science now extant. ~ James Henry Breasted
Ancient Philosophy quotes by James Henry Breasted
In life, never talk about problems. Talk about solutions. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
Always stay one step a head, unless you're already there ~ Benny Bellamacina
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Benny Bellamacina
Philosophers, Poets and Fools have similar Consciousness ~ Amit Gupta
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Amit Gupta
If you want to find the answers to the Big Questions about your soul, you'd best begin with the Little Answers about your body. ~ George A. Sheehan
Ancient Philosophy quotes by George A. Sheehan
No one likes the word "failure" and no one wants to ever experience failure ... but the truth is that our failures pave the way for our eventual success and we have only truly failed if we stop trying. ~ Sheri Kaye Hoff
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Sheri Kaye Hoff
What was then produced of art and of thought has never been surpassed and very rarely equalled, and the stamp of it is upon all the art and all the thought of the Western world. And yet this full stature of greatness came to pass at a time when the mighty civilizations of the ancient world had perished and the shadow of "effortless barbarism" was dark upon the earth. In that black and fierce world a little centre of white-hot spiritual energy was at work. A new civilization had arisen in Athens, unlike all that had gone before. ~ Edith Hamilton
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Edith Hamilton
The thing that attracted me about philosophy was that it went straight to essentials. I had never liked fiddling detail; I perceived the general significance of things rather than their singularities, and I preferred understanding to seeing; I had always wanted to know everything; philosophy would allow me to appease this desire, for it aimed at total reality;philosophy went right to the heart of truth and revealed to me, instead of an illusory whirlwind of facts or empirical laws, an order, a reason, a necessity in everything. ~ Simone De Beauvoir
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Simone De Beauvoir
When you learn to love unconditionally and deeply, you gain the power of love. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
Good thoughts without actions are like a ship stuck in a port. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
Are you aware that the people you hate, become more successful than you and without you. After, they are unable to help you, because of the hate you have for them . Your hate is standing in your way of being successful and happy. It's time to let go of your hate , it's now a heavy burden on you that your life can't move on. ~ De Philosopher DJ Kyos
Ancient Philosophy quotes by De Philosopher DJ Kyos
The very rationalists who jeer at the trial by combat, in the old feudal ordeal, do in fact accept a trial by combat as deciding all human history. In the war of the North and South in America, some of the Southern rebels wrote on their flags the rhyme, "Conquer we must for our cause is just." The philosophy was faulty; and in that sense it served them right that their opponents copied and continued it in the form "Conquer they didn't; so their cause wasn't." But the latter logic is as bad as the former. ~ G.K. Chesterton
Ancient Philosophy quotes by G.K. Chesterton
It isn't where you're born in this world, it's what you do. ~ Winston Graham
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Winston Graham
God is alive now and in control of everything that happens. There is no free will, only one almighty will that is infinitely powerful. ~ Steven Colborne
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Steven Colborne
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it. ~ Albert Camus
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Albert Camus
The rifts in this ancient wall continue to be patched with exhortations to women to avoid challenging the norm even if it means faking orgasm and sacrificing honesty in their intimate relationships with men. In the past we have been willing to pay this price; whether we should continue to do so is question for individuals; not historians, to decide. ~ Rachel P. Maines
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Rachel P. Maines
It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company
for he did all the talking. ~ Mark Twain
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Mark Twain
In ancient times, women who had ceased their monthly flow were believed to hold their life-giving powers within themselves, like the dark moon. They were thought to be creating something powerful with their retained womb blood - pregnant with wisdom instead of new life. Valued and honored in their communities, these sage women had skills and powers no younger woman could possess. Like Hekate, they were crones, crowned ~ Kris Waldherr
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Kris Waldherr
We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned. ~ Ugo Betti
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Ugo Betti
Live life, love life. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Lailah Gifty Akita
Even though the Bible is an ancient document, every person in every situation in every society that's ever existed can find in this book things that endure forever. Here's a book that never needs another edition. It never needs to be edited, never has to be updated, is never out of date or obsolete. It speaks to us as pointedly and directly as it ever has to anyone in any century since it was written. It's so pure that it lasts forever. ~ John F. MacArthur Jr.
Ancient Philosophy quotes by John F. MacArthur Jr.
Winning or losing is a perception, but learning is beauty. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a wise and intuitive counselor available 24/7? You're in luck-you already have one. Your body! Our bodies carry ancient wisdom. We literally live within a temple of intuitive and instinctive wisdom. Sometimes we pay attention and access body wisdom; but unfortunately, the aphorism "Mrs. Smith lived a short distance from her body" is sadly true for many of us. ~ Sue Thoele
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Sue Thoele
Being under pressure is great, if it's all in the right place. ~ Benny Bellamacina
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Benny Bellamacina
Who knew, in 2000, that 'compassionate conservatism' meant bigger government, unrestricted government spending, government intrusion in personal matters, government ineptitude, and cronyism in disaster relief? Who knew, in 2000, that the only bill the president would veto, six years later, would be one on funding stem-cell research? A more accurate term for Mr. Bush's political philosophy might be incontinent conservatism. ~ Christopher Buckley
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Christopher Buckley
In the morning, I use a Philosophy cleanser and Olay Regenerist Daily 3 Point Treatment Cream, which sinks in well and feels firming. I rarely wear foundation, so cotton wool soaked in warm water is often enough to cleanse at night, but I take off eye make-up with Klorane's cornflower-infused remover. ~ Saffron Aldridge
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Saffron Aldridge
What about the virtue of letting others be themselves? Is this not the greatest virtue of all? ~ Joshua Emmet
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Joshua Emmet
The will to love, the desire to help, and an open mind with gratitude can unlock the door to eternal happiness. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
The worst thing, however, was having to watch those Nazis use my philosophy, thanks to Elisabeth's editing. They twisted it into something so perverse and unimaginable. Using it as part of their platform to execute genocide," Nietzsche hung his head, shaking it at the ground, his hands clenched around the arms of the chair. ~ Dylan Callens
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Dylan Callens
Now, at this very minute, a political philosophy foreign to it is being pressed on the South, and the South's not ready for it - we're finding ourselves in the same deep waters. As sure as time, history is repeating itself, and as sure as man is man, history is the last place he'll look for his lessons. I hope to God it'll be a comparatively bloodless Reconstruction this time. ~ Harper Lee
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Harper Lee
Love, caring, and the spirit of kindness always bring happiness. Our greatest happiness depends on what we love, how we care, and how we share. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
There are 10,000 books in my library, and it will keep growing until I die. This has exasperated my daughters, amused my friends and baffled my accountant. If I had not picked up this habit in the library long ago, I would have more money in the bank today; I would not be richer. ~ Pete Hamill
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Pete Hamill
Hear the voice of the Bard!
Who Present, Past, & Future sees
Whose ears have heard,
The Holy Word,
That walk'd among the ancient trees.

Calling the lapsed Soul
And weeping in the evening dew:
That might controll,
The starry pole;
And fallen fallen light renew!

O Earth O Earth return!
Arise from out the dewy grass;
Night is worn,
And the morn
Rises from the slumberous mass.

Turn away no more:
Why wilt thou turn away
The starry floor
The watry shore
Is giv'n thee till the break of day.

- "Introduction to the Songs of Experience ~ William Blake
Ancient Philosophy quotes by William Blake
Whenever you're kind, the world will be kind to you. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
When the snipe and the mussel struggle, the fisherman gets the benefit. Ancient Chinese saying ~ Robert Greene
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Robert Greene
A phone tree isn't an ancient form of political organizing, but you have to call every person. ~ Howard Rheingold
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Howard Rheingold
When you learn to love yourself unconditionally,
the universe will conspire to love you blissfully. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
What you think of about a nation or a situation is your self-expression and mind's reflection. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
I am one thing, my writings are another. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche
Knowledge is our gift.
Understanding is our blessing.
Wisdom is our fortune.
Enlightenment is our reward.

Art is our gift.
Science is our blessing.
Technology is our fortune.
God is our reward.

Time is our gift.
Light is our blessing.
Fate is our fortune.
Nature is our reward.

Land is our gift.
Water is our blessing.
Air is our fortune.
Life is our reward.

Mothers are our gift.
Youth are our blessing.
Elders are our fortune.
Children are our reward.

The past is our gift.
The present is our blessing.
The future is our fortune.
Eternity is our reward.

The mind is our gift.
The heart is our blessing.
The body is our fortune.
The soul is our reward.

Faith is our gift.
Joy is our blessing.
Virtue is our fortune.
Love is our reward. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo
Something good about love: if you fall in it, you will not feel any pain. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
Be a leader who is driven by purpose but not by position or power. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
Reaching inside the heart, at the core of the soul, is a deep hunger. That hunger is a passion which seeks truth. ~ Pat Patrick
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Pat Patrick
It's harder to make the glass than break the glass. ~ The RZA
Ancient Philosophy quotes by The RZA
Old terror crouched in the shadows. It was one of the most ancient terrors, the one that meant that no sooner had mankind learned to walk on two legs than it dropped to its knees. It was the terror of impermanence, the knowledge that all this would pass away, that a beautiful voice or a wonderful figure was something whose arrival you couldn't control and whose departure you couldn't delay. ~ Terry Pratchett
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Terry Pratchett
Everything you love also loves you. ~ Debasish Mridha
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Debasish Mridha
There is an ancient Celtic axiom that says 'Good people drink good beer.' Which is true, then as now. Just look around you in any public barroom and you will quickly see: Bad people drink bad beer. Think about it. ~ Hunter S. Thompson
Ancient Philosophy quotes by Hunter S. Thompson
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