Martyrs create faith more
than faith creates martyrs.
(Unamuno: The Tragic Sense of Life.)
Κατηγορία: Philosophy
Nietzsche, «Convictions…»
Convictions are more dangerous
enemies of truth than lies.
(Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human.)
Nietzsche, «The union…»
The union of scepticism and yearning
begets mysticism.
(Nietzsche.)
Seneca, «The best ideas…»
The best ideas are common property.
(Seneca: Epistles.)
Schopenhauer, «There is…»
There is in us something
wiser than our head.
(Schopenhauer: Counsels and Maxims.)
Gracián, «Sometimes…»
Sometimes it proves
the highest understanding
not to understand.
(Gracián: The Art of Worldly Wisdom.)
Gracián, «Many would be wise…»
Many would be wise
if they did not think
themselves wise.
(Gracián: The Art of Worldly Wisdom.)
Bishop Berkeley, «Truth…»
Truth is the cry of all,
but the game of the few.
(Bishop Berkeley: Sins.)
Voltaire, «The great consolation…»
The great consolation in life
is to say what one thinks.
(Voltaire.)
Voltaire, «The secret of being a bore…»
The secret of being a bore
is to tell everything.
(Voltaire: Sept discours en vers sur I’homme.)