“Human brain is fundamentally racist, for every brain is born with tribalism embedded in them meant for self-preservation. It takes a lot of resolve and ceaseless, civilized self-correction to break free from that tribalism.”
Source: Hometown Human: To Live for Soil and Society
“I conquered myself, then only I set out to conquer the world.”
Source: Hometown Human: To Live for Soil and Society
“The intelligentsia have largely ignored or downplayed the things in which Americans lead the world—including philanthropy, technology, and the creation of life-saving medicines—and treated the errors, flaws and shortcomings that Americans share with human beings around the world as special defects of “our society.”
Source: Intellectuals and Society
“Hay en el ser humano, como en toda otra especie animal, un excedente de tarados, fracasados, enfermos, degenerados, decrépitos por necesidad; los casos de éxito son siempre una rara excepción dado que el hombre es el animal aun no fijado”
Source: Beyond Good and Evil
“How do you know who you are?
After all, you are complex beyond your own understanding; more complex than anything else that exists, excepting other people; complex beyond belief.”
Source: Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
“You miss certain things when you don't have them, but you don't miss them as much when you do have them again. Does that make any sense?”
“Be ready to have an open mind, I know you're so adamant about something, but the truth may be the complete opposite, and it will feel odd to hear it, let alone accept it. Nevertheless, it is much better to have an open mind and accept what you have known your whole life could be wrong than to be stubborn and hold on to your old beliefs.”
“If you both share the same struggle, it's only natural to feel closeness.”
“Many are the questions we could ask about prayer, but what puzzles me most is—does God even want it?”
Source: The Specific Gravity of the Soul
“Perfection is an illusion that gives us comfort, hence we try to hold on to our traditions, our culture, our orthodoxy - it's all in the attempt of self-preservation.”
Source: I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted