If you cling to an idea as the inalterable truth, then when the truth does come in person and knock at your door, you will not be able to open the door and accept it.

Quote by Udana Sutta

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There are very few original thinkers in the world; the greatest part of those who...

There are very few original thinkers in the world; the greatest part of those who...

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious,...

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious,...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

The story the Leavers have been enacting for the past three million years isnt a...

The story the Leavers have been enacting for the past three million years isnt a...

Socrates was killed by his own people. He was! [Nods head]. Coz he questioned everything...

Socrates was killed by his own people. He was! [Nods head]. Coz he questioned everything...

A process which led from the amoebae to man appeared to the philosophers to be...

A process which led from the amoebae to man appeared to the philosophers to be...

Don't cut the rope today that you're going to need to save yourself tomorrow.

Don't cut the rope today that you're going to need to save yourself tomorrow.

Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself.

Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Knowing who in fact we are results in Good Being, and Good Being results in...

Knowing who in fact we are results in Good Being, and Good Being results in...

When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that...

When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that...

T is true,t is certain; man though dead retains, Part of himself: the immortal mind...

T is true,t is certain; man though dead retains, Part of himself: the immortal mind...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Finding bad reasons for what one believes for other bad reasons - that's philosophy

Finding bad reasons for what one believes for other bad reasons - that's philosophy

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment...

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment...

It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those...

It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those...

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

It is never too late to be who you might have been.

It is never too late to be who you might have been.