meaning Quotes

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.