It is the mark of an educated mind, to entertain a thought without accepting it.
All real philosophers have been artists in the realm of concepts.
Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.
Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds.- A pessimist fears that this is true.
Maybe true travel is not the transportation of the body, but a change of perception, renewing the mind.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant.
The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
Time and space are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live.