Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.

Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.

It is not at all simple to understand the simple.

It is not at all simple to understand the simple.

Destiny is an invention of the cowardly and the resigned.

Destiny is an invention of the cowardly and the resigned.

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.

Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation read more

Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation is in the self, or rather the rejection of the self. Dedication is the obverse side of self-rejection. Man alone is a religious animal because, as Montaigne points out, "it is a malady confined to man, and not seen in any other creature, to hate and despise ourselves.".

The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.

The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.

The more backwoodish a social group, juvenile or adult, the stricter its conception of the normal, and the readier it read more

The more backwoodish a social group, juvenile or adult, the stricter its conception of the normal, and the readier it will ridicule any departure from it.

The only meaning of life worth caring about is one that can withstand our best efforts to examine it.

The only meaning of life worth caring about is one that can withstand our best efforts to examine it.

Any good practical philosophy must start out with the recognition of our having a body.

Any good practical philosophy must start out with the recognition of our having a body.