To learn to look away from oneself is necessary in order to see many things. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900)
Friedrich Nietzsche Quote – “For this is the hardest of all…”
For this is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900)
Friedrich Nietzsche Quote – “Dare to believe only in yourselves.”
Dare to believe only in yourselves. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900)
Novalis Quote – “Philosophy is, to tell the truth…”
Philosophy is, to tell the truth, a homesickness, an effort to return to home. Novalis (1772 – 1801)
Novalis Quote – “The individual soul should seek for…”
The individual soul should seek for an intimate union with the soul of the universe. Novalis (1772 – 1801)
Novalis Quote – “The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation…”
The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and command of his own inner self; to render his consciousness its own light. Novalis (1772 – 1801)
Guy Finley Quote – “The only sure way to drop a problem…”
The only sure way to drop a problem is to never pick it up in the first place. Guy Finley (1949)
Blaise Pascal Quote – “Man is so made that by continually telling him he is a fool…”
Man is so made that by continually telling him he is a fool he believes it, and by continually telling it to himself he makes himself believe it. For man holds an inward talk with himself, which it pays him to regulate… We must keep silent as much as possible, and talk with ourselves only of God, whom we know […]
Ovid Quote – “Where belief is painful…”
Where belief is painful, we are slow to believe. Ovid (circa 43 B.C.E.)
Blaise Pascal Quote – “In proportion as our own mind is enlarged…”
In proportion as our own mind is enlarged, we discover a greater number of men of originality. Common-place people see no difference between one man and another. Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662)