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We're all puppets, Laurie. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.
We're all puppets, Laurie. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.
Alan Moore
Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
Alan Moore
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are beauty, goodness and truth.
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are beauty, goodness and truth.
Albert Einstein
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil.
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil.
Baruch Spinoza
I would never die for my beliefs, because I might be wrong.
I would never die for my beliefs, because I might be wrong.
Bertrand Russell
The price of happiness is bondage, the price of freedom is loneliness.
The price of happiness is bondage, the price of freedom is loneliness.
C. S. Lewis
God is man's greatest idea.
God is man's greatest idea.
Camille Paglia
Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.
Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.
Epictetus
I try not to borrow, first you borrow then you beg.
I try not to borrow, first you borrow then you beg.
Ernest Hemingway
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
Francis Bacon
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.
François de La Rochefoucauld
The bigger the better; in everything.
The bigger the better; in everything.
Freddie Mercury
Philosophy is by its nature something esoteric, neither made for the mob nor capable of being prepared for the mob.
Philosophy is by its nature something esoteric, neither made for the mob nor capable of being prepared for the mob.
Friedrich Hegel
It has gradually become clear to me what every great philosophy up til now has consisted of—namely, the confession of its originator and a species of involuntary and unconscious autobiography.
It has gradually become clear to me what every great philosophy up til now has consisted of—namely, the confession of its originator and a species of involuntary and unconscious autobiography.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Our thinking should have a vigorous fragrance, like a wheat field on a summer's night.
Our thinking should have a vigorous fragrance, like a wheat field on a summer's night.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Friedrich Nietzsche
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
George Bernard Shaw
We live in the best of all possible worlds.
We live in the best of all possible worlds.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.
Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.
Haruki Marukami
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Heraclitus
What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
Hermann Hesse
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
Immanuel Kant
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
James Branch Cabell
Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains.
Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In choosing for myself I choose for all men.
In choosing for myself I choose for all men.
Jean-Paul Sartre
A cat may look at a king.
A cat may look at a king.
John Heywood
Nihilism means that there is no meaning to anything, but the opposite is just as true, that there is meaning to everything.
Nihilism means that there is no meaning to anything, but the opposite is just as true, that there is meaning to everything.
Jordan Peterson
The line between order and chaos is where you will find the most meaning.
The line between order and chaos is where you will find the most meaning.
Jordan Peterson
Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.
Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.
Karl Marx
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
No man is a hero to his debtors.
No man is a hero to his debtors.
Madame Cornuel
We become what we behold. We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.
We become what we behold. We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.
Marshall McLuhan
The way you do anything is the way you do everything.
The way you do anything is the way you do everything.
Martha Beck
To define is to limit.
To define is to limit.
Oscar Wilde
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar Wilde
Man is the measure of all things.
Man is the measure of all things.
Protagoras
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Proverb
I think; therefore I am.
I think; therefore I am.
René Descartes
Less is more.
Less is more.
Robert Browning
The problem for us is not whether our desires are satisfied or not. The problem is how do we know what we desire.
The problem for us is not whether our desires are satisfied or not. The problem is how do we know what we desire.
Slavoj Žižek
The only thing I know is that I know nothing.
The only thing I know is that I know nothing.
Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Socrates
At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is.
At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is.
T. S. Eliot
Ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance is bliss.
Thomas Gray
Leisure is the mother of philosophy.
Leisure is the mother of philosophy.
Thomas Hobbes
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.
Voltaire
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.
Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.
William James
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do and that is to contradict other philosophers.
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do and that is to contradict other philosophers.
William James
Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.
Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.
William Johnson Neale
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
Winston Churchill
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
Friedrich Nietzsche
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
Victor Hugo
A tree that falls in a forest with noone around doen't make a sound, because it uses less energy.
A tree that falls in a forest with noone around doen't make a sound, because it uses less energy.
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what is a heaven for?
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what is a heaven for?
Robert Browning
After the game the king and the pawn go in the same box.
After the game the king and the pawn go in the same box.
Proverb
Art is a way to avoid dying from truths. By engaging in it, we can create something that is not true and thus prevent ourselves from being overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of reality.
Art is a way to avoid dying from truths. By engaging in it, we can create something that is not true and thus prevent ourselves from being overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of reality.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Destiny gives a sense of familiarity.
Destiny gives a sense of familiarity.
Do not leave anything not where it's supposed to be.
Do not leave anything not where it's supposed to be.
Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
Bruce Lee
Evil is the force that believes its knowledge is complete.
Evil is the force that believes its knowledge is complete.
Jordan Peterson
Everything that exists is born for no reason, carries on living through weakness and dies by accident.
Everything that exists is born for no reason, carries on living through weakness and dies by accident.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existence precedes essence.
Existence precedes essence.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Free will is only possible with something bigger than you.
Free will is only possible with something bigger than you.
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
Mahatma Gandhi
God is dead, God remains dead and we have killed him.
God is dead, God remains dead and we have killed him.
Friedrich Nietzsche
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.
Epicurus
He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.
He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.
The Bible
Heaven and hell exists, but it's here on earth.
Heaven and hell exists, but it's here on earth.
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
I once asked Shrooms, 'What is the meaning of life?' It said, 'Shut up and get to work.
I once asked Shrooms, 'What is the meaning of life?' It said, 'Shut up and get to work.
I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.
I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.
Elon Musk
If it's universal then it's as close to sacred as possible.
If it's universal then it's as close to sacred as possible.
Jordan Peterson
If you can do and be anything anytime, then everything is like nothing.
If you can do and be anything anytime, then everything is like nothing.
If you divide the world into the good and the bad and place yourself on the side of the good, then the odds of that being true is virtually zero.
If you divide the world into the good and the bad and place yourself on the side of the good, then the odds of that being true is virtually zero.
Jordan Peterson
In Heaven all the interesting people are missing.
In Heaven all the interesting people are missing.
Friedrich Nietzsche
If you get rid of free will, what's the point of free speech?
If you get rid of free will, what's the point of free speech?
Intellect associates with arrogance and pride. There is nothing outside of what you know.
Intellect associates with arrogance and pride. There is nothing outside of what you know.
John Milton
It can be true and you can still be wrong.
It can be true and you can still be wrong.
Jordan Peterson
It is in change that things find rest.
It is in change that things find rest.
Heraclitus
It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.
It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.
Chuck Palahniuk
It is better to do nothing than to be busy doing nothing.
It is better to do nothing than to be busy doing nothing.
Proverb
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Luxury is comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
Luxury is comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
Coco Chanel
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
Jean-Paul Sartre
One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another.
One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another.
René Descartes
Poverty is not shameful, but poverty without ambition is shameful.
Poverty is not shameful, but poverty without ambition is shameful.
Xiao Chuang You Ji
Philosophies necessary lead to a dead end, stuck on one idea in a well lit room of that idea.
Philosophies necessary lead to a dead end, stuck on one idea in a well lit room of that idea.
Renouncing worldly desires is the goal of life.
Renouncing worldly desires is the goal of life.
Meher Baba
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
Alan Watts
My worst enemy is my best friend.
My worst enemy is my best friend.
Niladri Sekhar Dash
Soon I awaked and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
Soon I awaked and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
Zhuangzi
The best is the enemy of the good.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Voltaire
The absurd is the first truth.
The absurd is the first truth.
Albert Camus
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
Pythagoras
The meaning of life and the theory of everything is the same thing.
The meaning of life and the theory of everything is the same thing.
The opposite of good is not evil. It is indifference. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
The opposite of good is not evil. It is indifference. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
Elie Wiesel
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Winston Churchill
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
George Bernard Shaw
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
Aristotle
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Aristotle
The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them.
The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them.
Miyamoto Musashi
The word 'philosophy' means 'the love of wisdom.' Wisdom is the possession of knowledge, which in itself is only information: wisdom is the use of knowledge to pursue the good life.
The word 'philosophy' means 'the love of wisdom.' Wisdom is the possession of knowledge, which in itself is only information: wisdom is the use of knowledge to pursue the good life.
There is nothing more dangerous than absolute certainty in one's beliefs.
There is nothing more dangerous than absolute certainty in one's beliefs.
Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.
Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.
Friedrich Hegel
This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!
This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!
Friedrich Nietzsche
Values aren't created it's discovered because we're not gods we can't create our own values.
Values aren't created it's discovered because we're not gods we can't create our own values.
Think of a life that is perfect in every way. Can you really imagine what that life would be like?
Think of a life that is perfect in every way. Can you really imagine what that life would be like?
Brian Tracy
What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness and say, 'This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!
What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness and say, 'This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!
Friedrich Nietzsche
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
Sacha Guitry
Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
T. S. Eliot
Which came first the chicken or the egg? The egg, laid by a bird that wasn't a chicken.
Which came first the chicken or the egg? The egg, laid by a bird that wasn't a chicken.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
When you get the message, it's time to hang up the phone.
When you get the message, it's time to hang up the phone.
Alan Watts
When you play games you must have limitations, if no limitations no games. The price of being is limitation or you can be or do whatever you want.
When you play games you must have limitations, if no limitations no games. The price of being is limitation or you can be or do whatever you want.
Jordan Peterson
When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.
When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.
Longchenpa
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way and the only way, it does not exist.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way and the only way, it does not exist.
Friedrich Nietzsche
You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.
You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.
Cormac McCarthy


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