100 gorgeous quotes and aphorisms 100 gorgeous quotes and aphorisms by great and famous authors and writers edited for the World of English blog by Carl William Brown, a sincere literary avenger. (Find out more about him on Amazon). As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Carl Gustav Jung Tutte le religioni. Tutto questo canto. Un solo canto. La pace sia con voi. Jalal al-Din Rumi Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God’s decree. Osho The act of disobedience, as an act of freedom, is the beginning of reason. Erich Fromm Man is quite insane. He wouldn't know how to create a maggot, and he creates Gods by the dozen. Michel de Montaigne Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect … Your have to be your own teacher and your own disciple. You have to question everything that man has accepted as valuable, as necessary. Jiddu Krishnamurti Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. Carl Gustav Jung Bravery does not mean being fearless. It means to be full of fear but still not being dominated by it. Osho The ancestors. The dead. It is not a mere metaphor, an encrypted message to indicate the unconscious or something like that. When he speaks of the dead, Jung means the dead. And they are present in the images, they continue to live. Sonu Shamdasani Governments want efficient technicians, not human beings, because human beings become dangerous to governments – and to organized religions as well. That is why governments and religious organizations seek to control education. Jiddu Krishnamurti It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves. Carl Gustav Jung There is the music of Heaven in all things. Hildegard von Bingen What shall I say, O Muslims? I do not know myself; I am neither Christian, nor Jew, nor Zoroastrian, nor Muslim. Jalal al-Din Rumi An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan. Warren Buffett If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you. Oscar Wilde The utter stupidity of humanity and its leaders is also demonstrated by the fact that thousands of atomic bombs have been built without intending to use them; perhaps they are considered a long-term investment. Carl William Brown Dancing is when you rise above both worlds, tearing your heart to pieces and giving up your soul. Jalal al-Din Rumi Frankly, if a fateful and providential disaster were to wipe out two-thirds of the world's population, I couldn't help but be happy. I suffer more when I see a leaf fall from a tree. Carl William Brown If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool. Carl Gustav Jung The development and growth of tools connected to or managed by artificial intelligence proceeds proportionally with the general imbecility of the world population. Carl William Brown I have always been of the opinion that unpopularity earned by doing what is right is not unpopularity at all, but glory. Cicero I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. … The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth. Jiddu Krishnamurti Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself. Jalal al-Din Rumi Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. Carl Gustav Jung

Top 100 great universal quotes As artificial intelligence develops, natural stupidity also increases indiscriminately. Carl William Brown All your knowledge is dust. Knowing is your purity, knowledge is dust. Osho The cyclical and repetitive essence of matter, while astonishing on the one hand, is also monotonous and boring, comical and pathetic on the other. Carl William Brown Hildegard, the human soul is ‘symphonic’; music is part of the profound nature. Hildegard von Bingen Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, but everything is transformed, and in the process, a huge pain in the ass is created. Carl William Brown Socialism may begin with the best of intentions, but it always ends with the Gestapo. Winston Churchill Anger transformed becomes compassion. Sex transformed becomes prayer. Greed transformed becomes sharing. Osho Ai bambini bisogna insegnare a pensare, non cosa pensare. Margaret Mead I dropped out of school at age 15 with virtually no money and no education. If I could make big money in the stock market, think about how well you can do. There is no reason you shouldn't be able to achieve far more than I have. Mark Minervini Where the environment is stupid, or prejudiced, or cruel, it is a mark of merit to oppose it. Bertrand Russell A man is born to work, to suffer and to fight; he who doesn't, must perish. Nikola Tesla We reject: kings, presidents, and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code. David Clark Individual imbecility, integrating and adapting to universal stupidity, can generate a certain unconscious and fleeting satisfaction. Carl William Brown The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. Denis Diderot Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude. Anne Frank The historian, the futurist, the surrealist, and the nihilist move in environments that do not exist, following the trail of death and stupidity. Carl William Brown Mathematics is just a language, and as such, it's conventional, arbitrary, and capable of expressing a lot of bullshit. Carl William Brown But the devil was so tired that he left everything to men, who knew how to do things better than he did. Leonardo Sciascia Social life is a distraction, real intelligence thrives in isolation. Nikola Tesla War in Iran, China offers the Islamic regime the following sacred texts: The Art of War (Sun Tzu), Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu), The Analects (Confucius), the Bible (Various Authors), all accompanied by a huge load of pork. Carl William Brown C'è la musica del Cielo in tutte le cose. Ildegarda di Bingen Why look for conspiracy when stupidity explains so much. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. Albert Einstein I have great faith in fools, - self-confidence my friends will call it. Edgar Allan Poe Wealth and poverty do not lie in a person's estate, but in their souls. Antisthenes If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror. Francois Rabelais

Rumi aphorisms and quotes Civilized man has traded a portion of his chance for happiness for a measure of security. Sigmund Freud The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. William Blake What shall I say, O Muslims, I know not myself, I am neither a Christian, nor a Jew, nor a Zoroastrian, nor a Muslim. Jalal al-Din Rumi The father of modern stress research, Hans Seyle, claims that stress doesn't depend so much on what happens, but on how we interpret it. That may be true, but I wish him every possible misfortune, and then we'll see. Carl William Brown After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands. Friedrich Nietzsche One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. Virginia Woolf You must also give mental and physical fitness priority. Jim Otto The human body is the best picture of the human soul. Ludwig Wittgenstein Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. Gene Tunney In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties. Henri Frederic Amiel The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. Hannah Arendt I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food. Erma Bombeck Reason is the root, through which the resonant word flourishes. Hildegard von Bingen Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop. Jalal al-Din Rumi Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. Hildegard von Bingen Syncretinism is the most updated keyword of the modern catholic church. Carl William Brown A nation that displays the shitty faces of poor religious idiots on the walls of its cities must by strict logic necessarily be destroyed, never mind the international law of stupidity. Carl William Brown Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King, Jr. Those who lack a certain amount of free time are cut off from many of the best things. Bertrand Russell Wise men argue cases, fools decide them. Anacharsis If you don’t become aware of the three idiots within you, you will never become a sage. It is by overcoming the three idiots that one truly becomes wise. Osho Be kind and honest, and harmful poisons will turn sweet inside you. Jalal al-Din Rumi The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius Religions are the cradles of despotism. Marquis De Sade To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy. Dean William R. Inge

Osho quotes and aphorisms The common man with extraordinary power represents the greatest danger to humanity, not the demon or the sadist. Erich Fromm I am always most religious upon a sunshiny day… Lord Byron The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. Carl Gustav Jung We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended. Morgan Freeman Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn't become king. He gets lynched. Aldous Huxley Religion is the opium of the masses. Karl Marx Religion: a daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. Ambrose Bierce A mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and lives with them and invites them to his table. Aristotle A person who lives in a sort of sleep can never be intelligent – and awareness is the purest flame of intelligence. Osho El Estado es una banda de ladrones, compuesta por los individuos más inmorales, codiciosos y sin escrúpulos de cada sociedad. Murray Rothbard The beautiful is nothing but the terrible at its beginning (Denn das Schöne ist nichts / als des Schrecklichen Anfang. Rainer Maria Rilke Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. Thomas Eliot A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue. Aristophanes A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners. Seneca I have found God, but he is insufficient. Henry Miller In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then He made school boards. Mark Twain El Estado es peor que una mafia. Es más grande, más criminal y además tiene escuelas. Una mafia normal te roba y te deja en paz. Miguel Anxo Bastos Religion is man's twisted thinking, out of which temples are erected to realize it. Jiddu Krishnamurti Unless a person is stupid he cannot be a politician. It is not that the politicians are stupid – in fact, only stupid people are attracted towards politics. Osho Human biological weakness is the condition of human culture. Erich Fromm The word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. Carl Gustav Jung Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast. Thomas Jefferson To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. Buddha Much learning does not teach understanding. Heraclitus God cannot be an object. It is deepest depth of your own being. How can you see it. Osho Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat. Marcus T. Cicero A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. Aesop The first wealth is health. Ralph Waldo Emerson Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good. Marcus Aurelius A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. Carl Gustav Jung The world is full of tragic or comic, heroic or bizarre or surprising things, and those who fail to engage with the spectacle it offers miss one of life's privileges. Bertrand Russell The only truly rich are those who desire no more than they already possess. Erich Fromm Don’t miss these other similar posts: Great inspirational quotes and aphorisms Great motivational quotes and aphorisms Wise quotes from the Ancients 100 sensational quotes and aphorisms 100 outstanding quotes and aphorisms 100 golden quotes and aphorisms 100 best quotes and aphorisms 100 splendid quotes and aphorisms 100 awesome quotes and aphorisms 100 wonderful quotes and aphorisms 100 admirable quotes and aphorisms 100 magnificent quotes and aphorisms 100 brilliant quotes and aphorisms 100 famous quotes and aphorisms 100 memorable quotes and aphorisms 100 excellent quotes and aphorisms 100 top great quotes and aphorisms 100 superlative quotes and aphorisms 100 super worthy quotes and aphorisms 100 great quotes on love Great and famous philosophy quotes

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