Philosophical Sayings
483 sayings found from the Modern era
Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves. The premature death of millions is primarily traceable to this cause. Even among those who exercise care, i…
The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible.
Like a wave in the physical world, in the infinite ocean of the medium which pervades all, so in the world of organisms, in life, an impulse started proceeds onward, at times, may be, with the speed of light, at times, again, so slowly that for ages …
The peril of a clash is aggravated by a more or less predominant sense of combativeness, posed by every human being. To resist this inherent fighting tendency the best way is to dispel ignorance of the doings of others by a systematic spread of gener…
Even matter which is called inorganic, deemed dead, responds to the disbelievers and gives irrefutable proof of the living principle within itself. Everything that exists, organic or inorganic, living and non-living is sensitive to outside stimuli.
Man must exercise temperance and control of his senses and leanings in every way, thus keeping himself young in body and mind.
If you don't know how, observe the phenomena of nature, they will give you clear answers and inspiration.
Insufficient observation is only a form of unknowing, a cause of many perverse incidents and a triumph of crazy ideas.
If I try to continue a broken line of thought, I feel a veritable spiritual nausea, then, almost by chance, I go over to another job, surprised by the freshness of mind and ease with which I overcome obstacles which had tormented me before. And as a …
We must all have some ideal which will govern our behaviour and satisfy us, but it is not material. It can be religion, art, science, whatever, it is only important that it acts as a non-material force.
Money does not represent such a value as man has placed in it. All my money I invested in inventions which enabled new inventions enabling an easier life for humanity.
An individual is transitory, races and peoples will come and go, but man remains. This is wherein lies a deep difference between an individual and a whole.
There are three possible solutions to the problem of increase of human energy: nutrition, peace, work.
As long as there are different nationalities, there will be patriotism. That feeling has to be rooted out from our hearts before the permanent peace is established. It should be replaced by love towards nature and scientific ideal. Science and invent…
I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one.
Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists.
Of all the frictional resistances, the one that most retards human movement is ignorance.
To know each other we must reach beyond the sphere of our sense perceptions.
Our entire biological system, the brain, and the Earth itself, work on the same frequencies.
But instinct is something which transcends knowledge. We have, undoubtedly, certain finer fibers that enable us to perceive truths when logical deduction, or any other willful effort of the brain, is futile.