Hope is a waking dream.
(Aristotle – from Diogenes Laertius’ Lives.)
Κατηγορία: Philosophy
Freidrich Nietzsche, «Possesions…»
Possessions are generally
diminished by possession.
(Friedrich Nietzsche: The Gay Science.)
Spinoza, «Desire…»
Desire is the very essence of man.
(Spinoza: Ethics.)
Diderot, «What a fine comedy this world would be…»
What a fine comedy this world would be
if one did not play a part in it!
(Diderot:Letters to Sophie Volland.)
Heraclitus, «War…»
War is the father of all.
(Heraclitus.)
Pascal, «How many natures…»
How many natures lie in human nature!
(Pascal: Pensees.)
Pascal, «We take issue…»
We take issue even with perfection.
(Pascal: Pensees.)
Anatole France, «The impotence of God…»
The impotence of God is infinite…
(Anatole France: Under the rose.)
Samuel Butler, «A hen…»
A hen is only an egg’s way
of making another egg.
(Samuel Butler (II): Life and habit.)
Meister Eckhart, «Even the stones have a love…»
Even the stones have a love:
a love that seeks the ground…
(Meister Eckhart.)