"The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out."

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Nicolas Chamfort

#Passion Quotes #Philosopher Quotes

“Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice.”
“Obviously, you don't have to be religious to be moral, and beastly people are sometimes religious.”
“It is a part of the function of "law" to give recognition to ideas representing the exact opposite of established conduct. Most of the complications arise from the necessity of pretending to do one thing, while actually doing another.”
“Everyone has that inner voice, the one that's a Negative Nancy. I'd say to ignore that voice and to be confident and follow your heart.”
“You just want to have new experiences and work with new people, so the idea of working with someone outside of your discipline is exciting.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Some sort of belief in all-powerful supernatural beings is common, if not universal. A tendency to obey authority, perhaps especially in children, a tendency to believe what you're told, a tendency to fear your own death, a tendency to wish to see your loved ones who have died, to wish to see them again, a wish to understand where you came from, where the world came from, all these psychological predispositions, under the right cultural conditions, tend to lead to people believing in things for which there is no evidence.”
“Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving. Remember to feel all your feelings and to take care of yourself. But most of all, remember to be happy.”

Source : Melody Beattie (2013). “Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul”, p.8, Harper Collins
“You know, I'm just - I'm really happy for my dad.”

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