Philosophy quotes
16 quotes. Authors include Aesop, Alan Watts, The Buddha.
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“You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.”
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“Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.”
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“Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.”
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“'All conditioned things are impermanent' — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”
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“Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.”
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“The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.”
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“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
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“As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.”
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“How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god.”
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“I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.”
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“But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is.”
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“Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.”
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“You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.”
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“There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.”
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“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”
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“The thing that is disliked by me is also disliked by others. Since I dislike this thing, how can I inflict it on someone else?”