| | | "The liberation from fear has been terrific."
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. “
“Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair. “
“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. “
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. “
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. “
“To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. “
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."
Buddha
"We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God."
"Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all."
"If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it...The madman is not the man who has lost his reason. The madman is the man who has lost everything except his reason."
"Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice."
"Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously."
G.K. Chesterton |
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