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Quote by Miguel Angel Ruiz

“What others say and do is a projection of their own reality.”

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Miguel Angel Ruiz, born on August 27, 1952, is a renowned Mexican author. His works are known for their profound philosophical insights and unique narrative style, which have won him a wide audience. more

“I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his own creation. I cannot do this in spite of the fact that mechanistic causality has, to a certain extent, been placed in doubt by modern science. My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.”

“An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion, soon degenerates. For force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius are succeeded by scoundrels. For this reason I have always been passionately opposed to systems such as we see in Italy and Russia to-day.”

Men Believe Reason Force I Believe Opinion Genius Morality Lows Ethics Russia Tyrants Coercion Degenerates Scoundrels

Book:Ideas and Opinions

Source: Ideas and Opinions

“It is a prejudice to think that morality is more favourable to the development of reason than immorality.”

Thinking Reason Development Morality Prejudice Immorality

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“Socrates and Plato are right: whatever man does he always does well, that is, he does that which seems to him good (useful) according to the degree of his intellect, the particular standard of his reasonableness.”

Men Wells Doe Seems Particular Morality Degrees Standards Intellect Plato Reasonableness

Book:Writings of Nietzsche: Volume III

Source: Writings of Nietzsche: Volume III

“In order for once to get a glimpse of our European morality from a distance, in order to compare it with other earlier or future moralities, one must do as the traveller who wants to know the height of the towers of a city: he leaves the city.”

Knows Want Order Cities Morality Distance Compare Height Towers Glimpse Traveller

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“I do not mean to moralise but to those who do, I would give this advice : if you mean ultimately to deprive the best things and states of all all honour and worth then continue to talk about them as you have been doing!”

Ifs Giving Mean Has Beens States Advice Morality Best Things Honour

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“All preachers of morality, as also all theologians have a bad habit in common: all of them try to persuade man that he is very ill, and that a severe, final, radical cure is necessary.”

Men Trying Common Habit Morality Finals Ill Cures Radical Preacher Severe Theologian Bad Habits

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“All names of good and evil are images; they do not speak out, they only hint. He is a fool who seeks knowledge from them.”

Evil Names Speak Fool Morality Good And Evil Hints Speaks Out

Book:Nietzschean narratives

Source: Nietzschean narratives

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