30 ideas
7990 | Serene wisdom is freedom from ties, and indifference to fortune [Anon (Bhag)] |
23064 | So-called wisdom is just pondering things instead of acting [Cioran] |
23072 | Systems are the worst despotism, in philosophy and in life [Cioran] |
23075 | A text explained ceases to be a text [Cioran] |
7989 | Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason [Anon (Bhag)] |
23066 | Negation doesn't arise from reasoning, but from deep instincts [Cioran] |
23077 | The word 'being' is very tempting, but in fact means nothing at all [Cioran] |
23068 | People who really believe anti-realism don't bother to prove it [Cioran] |
7996 | I am all the beauty and goodness of things, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
23073 | Convictions are failures to study anything thoroughly [Cioran] |
23078 | Opinions are fine, but having convictions means something has gone wrong [Cioran] |
18284 | Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper] |
7995 | In all living beings I am the light of consciousness, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
23076 | If people always acted without words we would take them for robots [Cioran] |
23065 | If only we could write like a reptile, of endless sensations and no concepts! [Cioran] |
7999 | All actions come from: body, lower self, perception, means of action, or Fate [Anon (Bhag)] |
23071 | We could only be responsible if we had consented before birth to who we are [Cioran] |
23070 | We morally dissolve if we spend time with excessive beauty [Cioran] |
7991 | Hate and lust have their roots in man's lower nature [Anon (Bhag)] |
23074 | In anxiety people cling to what reinforces it, because it is a deep need [Cioran] |
23069 | Fear cures boredom, because it is stronger [Cioran] |
23062 | It is better to watch the hours pass, than trying to fill them [Cioran] |
7988 | There is no greater good for a warrior than to fight in a just war [Anon (Bhag)] |
23067 | Suicide is pointless, because it always comes too late [Cioran] |
7992 | The visible forms of nature are earth, water, fire, air, ether; mind, reason, and the sense of 'I' [Anon (Bhag)] |
7994 | Everything, including the gods, comes from me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7993 | Brahman is supreme, Atman his spirit in man, and Karma is the force of creation [Anon (Bhag)] |
7997 | Only by love can men see me, know me, and come to me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
23063 | The first man obviously found paradise unendurable [Cioran] |
7998 | The three gates of hell are lust, anger and greed [Anon (Bhag)] |