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“We preserve our humanity when we: – Say "I don’t know" without shame. – Choose silence when noise is cheap. – Care even when it's inconvenient. – Stay present when it would be easier to scroll away.”

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Book:In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline
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“Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful. If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain that my love would never be returned: how much more simple life would be. One could plod through the Siberian salt mines of existence without being bothered about happiness. Unfortunately the happiness is there. There is always the chance (about eight hundred and fifty to one) that another heart will come to mine. I can't help hoping, and keeping faith, and loving beauty. Quite frequently I am not so miserable as it would be wise to be.”

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Book:Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome
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“Really, doesn't everything make sense? There are, of course, things from which we more or less recover, although some of them are too harsh even for saints. But that is no reason to accuse God. Even if there are reasons to doubt him, the fact that he did not arrange the world like a well-ordered parlor is not one of them. It rather speaks in his favor. This used to be much better understood.”

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Book:The Glass Bees
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“As a Stoic humanist, humanism forms the foundation of my philosophy. I believe in reason and science, in the strength of personal autonomy and responsibility, and in the transformative power of tolerance, harmony, kindness, and compassion. To me, a meaningful and fulfilling life arises from continuous personal development, from nurturing creativity through art, music, and literature, and from living with unwavering ethical integrity. In this harmony of mind, heart, and action, I seek to elevate my consciousness and contribute to a more peaceful and enlightened world.”

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Author:Debasish Mridha M.D.
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“As a Stoic humanist, I see life as a sacred opportunity to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and inner equilibrium. I trust in the guiding light of reason and the clarity of science, yet I also honor the boundless beauty of the human spirit. Personal autonomy and responsibility anchor my journey, reminding me that true freedom arises not from controlling the world but from mastering my own thoughts, emotions, and actions. Tolerance and harmony allow me to walk gently through life, while kindness and compassion elevate my existence beyond the self. Through creativity, art, music, literature, and the steady pursuit of ethical living, I strive to transform every moment into a meaningful act of presence. In this way, I seek not only to understand life but to illuminate it, with purpose, with dignity, and with love.”

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Author:Debasish Mridha M.D.
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“Why should we place Christ at the top and summit of the human race? Was he kinder, more forgiving, more self-sacrificing than Buddha? Was he wiser, did he meet death with more perfect calmness, than Socrates? Was he more patient, more charitable, than Epictetus? Was he a greater philosopher, a deeper thinker, than Epicurus? In what respect was he the superior of Zoroaster? Was he gentler than Lao-tsze, more universal than Confucius? Were his ideas of human rights and duties superior to those of Zeno? Did he express grander truths than Cicero? Was his mind subtler than Spinoza’s? Was his brain equal to Kepler’s or Newton’s? Was he grander in death – a sublimer martyr than Bruno? Was he in intelligence, in the force and beauty of expression, in breadth and scope of thought, in wealth of illustration, in aptness of comparison, in knowledge of the human brain and heart, of all passions, hopes and fears, the equal of Shakespeare, the greatest of the human race?”

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Book:About The Holy Bible
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“I fail to remember ever having made an effort — no trace of struggle is detectable in my life, I am the opposite of a heroic nature. To “want” something, to “strive” for something, to have an “end,” a “desire” in mind — I know none of this from my experience. Even at this moment I look out upon my future — a broad future! — as upon a smooth sea: no desire ripples upon it. Not in the least do I want anything to be different from what it is; I myself do not want to be any different ... But thus I have always lived.”

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Book:Ecce Homo
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“Each of us is impermanent wave of energy folded into the infinite cosmic order. Acknowledgement of the fundamental impermanence of ourselves unchains us from the strictures of living a terrestrial life stuck like a needle vacillating between the magnetic pull of endless desire and the terror of death. Once we achieve freedom from any craving and all desires and we are relieved of all titanic fears, we release ourselves from living in perpetual distress. Once we rid ourselves from any impulse to exist, we discover our true place in the universal order. The composition of our life filament is exactly right when we accept the notion of living and dying with equal stoicism.”

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Book:Dead Toad Scrolls
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“Il ne fait aucun doute pour moi que la sagesse est le but principal de la vie et c'est pourquoi je reviens toujours aux stoïciens. Ils ont atteint la sagesse, on ne peut donc plus les appeler des philosophes au sens propre du terme. De mon point de vue, la sagesse est le terme naturel de la philosophie, sa fin dans les deux sens du mot. Une philosophie finit en sagesse et par là même disparaît.”

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Book:Oeuvres
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