"In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking 'enlightenment' meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference."

-- Nancy Pearcey

#Attitude Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Enlightenment Quotes

“We not only believe what we see, to some extent we see what we believe ...The implications of our beliefs are frightening.”
“As we have seen, nobody is lucky enough not to be born, everybody is unlucky enough to have been born â€“ and particularly bad luck it is.”

Source : David Benatar (2008). “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence”, p.7, Oxford University Press
“The bluebells made such a pool that the earth had become like water, and all the trees and bushes seemed to have grown out of the water. And the sky above seemed to have fallen down on to the earth floor; and I didnâ€™t know if the sky was the earth or the earth was water. I had been turned upside down. I had to hold the rock with my fingernails to stop me falling into the sky of the earth or the water of the sky. But I couldnâ€™t hold on.”

Source : Graham Joyce (2012). “Some Kind of Fairy Tale”, p.37, Hachette UK
“Love is unselfishly choosing for another's highest good.”
“When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the level of its women.”
“I'm not interested in making all-black films - I come from a very diverse culture; I want to work with every type of person. I work a lot with women executives because they seem to be a lot more open minded about that and a lot more progressive in that way.”
“It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.”
“I feel it's the best thing that could have happened for me, leaving the Braves so I could go to another team that would give me more of a chance to play like with the Marlins.”

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