Monday 30 April 2012

But the life of a man 
is of no greater importance to the universe 
than that of an oyster.

Sunday 29 April 2012


Saturday 28 April 2012

The teacher who is indeed wise 
does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom 
but rather 
leads you to the threshold of your mind.

Friday 27 April 2012


Thursday 26 April 2012

Myths are clues 
to the spiritual potentialities 
of the human life.

Wednesday 25 April 2012


Tuesday 24 April 2012

Stretching his hand out to catch the stars, 
he forgets the flowers at his feet.

Monday 23 April 2012


Sunday 22 April 2012

Opposites are complementary.

Saturday 21 April 2012

Friday 20 April 2012

The myths are clues 
to unite the forces within us.

Thursday 19 April 2012


Wednesday 18 April 2012

The only source of knowledge is experience…
Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Monday 16 April 2012

Sunday 15 April 2012

Philosophy begins in wonder.  
And, at the end, 
when philosophic thought has done its best, 
the wonder remains.

Saturday 14 April 2012

Friday 13 April 2012

It's like our visit to the moon
or to that other star 
I guess you go for nothing
if you really want to go that far.

Thursday 12 April 2012

Wednesday 11 April 2012

Reality is merely an illusion, 
albeit a very persistent one.

Monday 9 April 2012

Sunday 8 April 2012

From Pythagoras 
(whether by way of Socrates or not) 
Plato derived the Orphic elements in his philosophy: 
the religious trend, 
the belief in immortality, 
the other-worldliness, 
the priestly tone, 
and all that is involved in the simile of the cave; 
also his respect for mathematics, 
and his intermingling of intellect and mysticism.

Saturday 7 April 2012

Friday 6 April 2012

Modern Protestants who urge us to believe in God, for the most part, despise the old ‘proofs’, 
and base their faith upon some aspect of human nature — 
emotions of awe or mystery, the sense of right and wrong, the feeling of aspiration, and so on.  
This way of defending religious belief was invented by Rousseau.

Thursday 5 April 2012

Wednesday 4 April 2012

Science is a small island in an ocean of nescience.

Tuesday 3 April 2012

Monday 2 April 2012

Don't you let the bastards bring you down
Just stand up strong and bold

Sunday 1 April 2012