“When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful, too optimistic, but you have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.” PeoplePhilosophyViolenceStudentsPatientOptimisticHopefulNon ViolenceBeing OptimisticPhilosophy And Religion Author:John Lewis
“All "if" statements about the past are as dubious as prophecies of the future are. It seems fairly plausible that if Alexander or Ghengis Khan had never been born, some other individual would have filled his place and executed the design of the Hellenic or Mongolic expansion; but the Alexanders of philosophy and religion, of science and art, seem less expendable; their impact seems less determined by economic challenges and social pressures; and they seem to have a much wider range of possibilities to influence the direction, shape and texture of civilizations.” IfsArtPhilosophySeemsPastIndividualSocialBornChallengesInfluenceEconomicDesignPossibilityCivilizationShapesPressureImpactFilledDeterminedStatementsRangeProphecyExpansionTextureArt And SciencePlausibleDubiousPhilosophy And ReligionSocial PressureExpendables Author:Arthur Koestler
“until it had been clearly explained that men were always and always partly wrong in all their ideas, life would be full of poison and secret bitterness. Men fight about their philosophies and religions, there is no certainty in them; but their contempt for women is flawless and unanimous.” MenIdeasPhilosophyWould BeFightingSecretCertaintyPoisonBitternessContemptFlawlessPhilosophy And Religion Book:Pilgrimage Source: Pilgrimage
“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.” PhilosophyScienceReligionDangerousPhilosophicalErrorsPhilosopherRidiculousPhilosophy Of ReligionReligious PhilosophyPhilosophy And Religion Author:David Hume
“Animals learn death first at the moment of death;...man approaches death with the knowledge it is closer every hour, and this creates a feeling of uncertainty over his life, even for him who forgets in the business of life that annihilation is awaiting him. It is for this reason chiefly that we have philosophy and religion.” MenFirstsReasonPhilosophyMomentsFeelingsHoursForgetAnimalApproachUncertaintyAnnihilationPhilosophy And Religion Author:Arthur Schopenhauer
“Philosophy and Religion-what are they when the wind blows and the water gets up in lumps?” PhilosophyWaterWindBlowGet UpLumpsPhilosophy And Religion Book:Rites of Passage Source: Rites of Passage
“Contemplation: I read a lot of books on philosophy and religion, and try to keep always growing in that part of my life, because without having a spiritual grounding, I think you can get really swayed by the winds of all the praise or the criticism; it's all very, kind of, up and down. Try to stay up and focused.” ThinkingTryingKindBookPhilosophySpiritualGrowingWindCriticismPraiseFocusedContemplationUp And DownGet RealGroundingPhilosophy And Religion Author:Kimbra
“A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.” MenMindLittlesPhilosophyReligionAtheismDepthAtheistPositive AtheismGod ExistsPhilosophy Of ReligionScientismPhylosophyPhilosophy And ReligionAnti Atheist Author:Francis Bacon
“As a young adult, I began to read widely in history, philosophy, and religion - including the Bible. I began to feel that a purely secular view of life was incomplete and that the universe was a fundamentally spiritual place.” FeelsPhilosophySpiritualYoungUniverseViewsAdultsIncludingYoung AdultSecularIncompletePhilosophy And Religion Author:Mike Berenstain