“true philosophical atheism must be regarded as a superstition, often nurtured by an infantile wish to live in a world proportionate to one's own hopes or conceptual limitations.” WorldWishAtheismPhilosophicalLimitationSuperstitionsInfantile Author:David Bentley Hart
“Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes to have his admirers. Even philosophers wish for them. Those who write against vanity want to have the glory of having written well; and those who read it desire the glory of having read it. I who write this have perhaps this desire, and perhaps those who will read it.” MenWantWritingWellsHeartDesireWishWrittenGloryPhilosophicalSoldierPhilosopherVanityCooksServantAdmirationBragAdmirer Book:Pensées Source: Pensées
“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.” FirstsWishPlansHumilityInspirational LifePhilosophicalFoundationLaysSaintCloudsTowersPierceHumblenessLeadership By Famous LeadersDescendingHippoChristian HumilityHumility LeadershipHumility And LeadershipSin And Love Author:Saint Augustine
“Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.” LongPhilosophyLastsWishFearPhilosophicalDreadLast Day Author:Marcus Aurelius
“You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.” IfsMenLongAgeTimeWishPhilosophicalAgingOld AgeGood TimesOld ManTime Management50th BirthdayFunny Old Age Birthday Author:Marcus Aurelius