“Know that death comes to everyone, and that wealth will sometimes be acquired, sometimes lost. Whatever griefs mortals suffer by divine chance, whatever destiny you have, endure it and do not complain. But it is right to improve it as much as you can, and remember this: Fate does not give very many of these griefs to good people.” PeopleKnowsGivingDoeSometimesRememberSufferingLostWealthChanceGriefDestinyFateDivineEndureComplainingMortalsGood People Author:Pythagoras
“If the spiritual values of human existence at its highest term of development and achievement do not endure, amidst all the changes and chances of this mortal universe, there seems to be no stable or coherent meaning in existence. Then the universe is irrational--indeed it is no universe at all.” IfsHumansSeemsSpiritualValuesUniverseTermChanceExistenceDevelopmentAchievementHighestEndureMortalsStableIrrationalHuman ExistenceSpiritual Values Book:Man and the Cosmos - An introduction to Metaphysics. Source: Man and the Cosmos - An introduction to Metaphysics.
“Assuredly whatsoever things are fabled to exist in deep Acheron, these all exist in this life. There is no wretched Tantalus, fearing the great rock that hangs over him in the air and frozen with vain terror. Rather, it is in this life that fear of the gods oppresses mortals without cause, and the rock they fear is any that chance may bring.” MayCausesChanceAirAtheismRocksTerrorMortalsThis LifeVainFrozenWretchedHang Over Author:Lucretius
“I had never been able to believe that God would give us poor frail humans only one chance at making it -- that we would be assigned to some kind of hell because we failed during one experience of mortal life. ... So the concepts of karma and reincarnation made logical sense to me.” GivingBelieveHumansKindMadeWould BeAbleChancePoorHellConceptsKarmaMortalsLogicalReincarnationFrailOne Chance Author:Jane Goodall
“Despite official drivel about clean bombs and tactical nuclear weapons, anyone who can read a newspaper or listen to a radio knows that some of us mortals have the power to destroy the human race and man's home on earth. We need not even make war; only by preparing, by playing with our new weapons, we poison the air, the water, the soil of our plants, damage the health of the living, and weaken the chances of the newborn.” KnowsMenNeedsHumansWarHomeEarthWaterChanceRaceAirWeaponsCleanPlantRadioNuclearNewspapersDespiteMortalsHuman RaceDamageOfficialsPoisonSoilBombsNuclear WeaponsPreparingNewbornTacticalDrivel Book:The Face of War Source: The Face of War
“Let us be adventurers for another world. It is at least a fair and noble chance; and there is nothing in this worth our thoughts or our passions. If we should be disappointed, we are still no worse than the rest of our fellow-mortals; and if we succeed in our expectations we are eternally happy.” IfsWorldShouldStillsPassionChanceSucceedExpectationsFairsEternityFellowsNobleMortalsDisappointedOur ThoughtsAnother WorldAdventurer Author:Gilbert Burnet
“When your dream dies, create another dream; don't waste your time to resurrect the dead one! Remember that you are mortal and don't stuck on one dream! Give other dreams a chance! Be just! Remember, you are mortal and your time is very short!” GivingDreamRememberDiesChanceWasteStuckMortalsYour DreamsRemember YouRemembers YouDon't Waste Your Time Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan