Quotes about Philosophy

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty, and truth.

The Lord God is subtle, but malicious he is not.

The fanatical atheists...are like slaves who are still feeling the weight of their chains which they have thrown off after hard struggle. They are creatures who—in their grudge against the traditional 'opium of the people'—cannot bear the music of the spheres.

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth.

What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it I answer, the man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical journey.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

Where did God come from? It's certainly more complicated than trying to figure out where, say, Barry Manilow was born.

What is God, and how do you believe in him - how do you not believe? It's a question the world continues to tussle with. People's beliefs get them in a lot of conflicts.

King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.

The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important.