Philosopher Quotes

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"This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. An enduring thought on the nature of reality."

-- Alan Watts

"This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. An enduring thought on the nature of reality."

-- Alan Watts

"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."

-- Alan Watts

"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. This spiritual wisdom still echoes across modern mindfulness practices."

-- Alan Watts

"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. A profound reflection from the modern mystic."

-- Alan Watts

"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. A profound reflection from the modern mystic."

-- Alan Watts

"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. This encapsulates the essence of Eastern philosophy."

-- Alan Watts

"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. This encapsulates the essence of Eastern philosophy."

-- Alan Watts

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."

-- Alan Watts

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."

-- Alan Watts

"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible. It's yours."

-- Ayn Rand

"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible. It's yours."

-- Ayn Rand

"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

-- Socrates

"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

-- Socrates

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."

-- Bertrand Russell

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."

-- Bertrand Russell

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

-- Socrates

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

-- Socrates

"Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack."

-- Seneca

"Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack."

-- Seneca

"If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present."

-- Lao Tzu