Home / Quotes / Quote by Flann O'Brien

Quote by Flann O'Brien

“The first beginnings of wisdom...is to ask questions but never to answer any.”

Quote by Flann O'Brien

Book:The Complete Novels

Work

The Complete Novels

This book is a compilation of various novels, offering readers a diverse range of stories and perspectives across different genres and time periods. more

Author

Flann O'Brien, born on October 5, 1911, and died on April 1, 1966, was an Irish novelist known for his unique humor and satirical style. His works, including 'The Third Policeman' and 'The Short Stories of Flann O'Brien', are celebrated for their absurdity and wit. O'Brien is considered an important figure in Irish literary history. more

You May Also Like

“Even goats may have starlight in their eyes.”

May Eye Goats Starlight

Author:Robert W. Service

“You can't make anyone love you. You just have to reveal who you are and take your chances. (105)”

Chance Love You Who You Are One Love

Book:IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD KILL HIM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS

Source: IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD KILL HIM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS

“The adult May fly lives only a few hours, just long enough to mate. He has neither mouth nor stomach, but needs neither since he does not live long enough to need to eat. The eggs the May fly leaves hatch after the parent has died. What is it all about. What's the point? There is no point. That's just the way it is. It is neither good nor bad. Life is mainly simply inevitable. (41)”

Way Needs May Long Doe Enough Life Is Parent Hours Mouths Adults Died Inevitable Eggs Stomach Mates No Point Bad Life

Book:IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD KILL HIM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS

Source: IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD KILL HIM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS

“So it is that God tugs at a pilgrim's sleeve telling him to remember that he is only human. He must be his own man, remain in exile, and belong to himself. He must pay attention to his own feelings and to the meaning of what he does, if he is to be for himself, and yet for others as well.”

Ifs Men Humans Wells Doe Feelings Remember Pay Attention Pay Attention Exile Sleeves Pilgrim

Author:Sheldon B. Kopp

“The discovery of God lies in the daily and the ordinary, not in the spectacular and the heroic. If we cannot find God in the routines of home and shop, then we will not find Him at all.”

Ifs Home Christian Lying Ordinary Discovery Shops Heroic Spectacular

Author:Richard J. Foster

“Our God is not made of stone. His heart is the most sensitive and tender of all. No act goes unnoticed, no matter how insignificant or small. A cup of cold water is enough to put tears in the eyes of God. God celebrates our feeble expressions of gratitude.”

Heart Made Matter Enough Eye Water Tears Expression Cold Gratitude Stones Celebrate Cups Sensitive Insignificant Unnoticed Cold Water Expressions Of Gratitude

Author:Richard J. Foster

“Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves too seriously. It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride.”

Needs Self Light Joy Pride Holy Obedience Cheerful Hearted Revolt Grit Hallmark Light Hearted

Author:Richard J. Foster

“Children do not find it difficult or complicated to talk to their parents, nor do they feel embarrassed to bring the simplest need to their attention. Neither should we hesitate to bring the simplest requests confidently to the Father.”

Needs Feels Should Children Father Parent Difficult Attention Complicated Embarrassed Simplest Request

Book:Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

“Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.”

Our Lives Simplicity Possession Enjoyed Destroying

Book:Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

“Everything that is, was, and will be, eternally IS, even the countless forms, which are finite and perishable only in their objective, not in their ideal Form.”

Form Ideals Objectives Finite Objectivity

Book:The Origins of Self-Consciousness in The Secret Doctrine

Source: The Origins of Self-Consciousness in The Secret Doctrine