"Philosophy, with the aid of experience, has at length banished the study of alchymy; and the present age, however desirous of riches, is content to seek them by the humbler means of commerce and industry."

-- Edward Gibbon

#Philosophy Quotes #Mean Quotes #History Quotes

“Winding her arms close around his neck, she closed her eyes. To be embraced, safe in a man's arms when she had never expected it to happen again, this would be enough.Time sheltered their embrace, enfolding them within a summer scented capsule that felt endless and theirs alone. The fragrance of grass and sunlight and nearby water sweetened each breath. Theirs was the music of birds ans the lazy buzz of insects and the beating of two hearts. Yes, she thought, she didn't need more. This would be enough.”
“In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.”
“Photons come out of nowhere, they cannot be stored, they can barely be pinned down in time, and they have no home in space whatsoever. That is, light occupies no volume and has no mass. The similarity between a thought and a photon is very deep. Both are born in a region beyond space and time where nature controls all processes in that void which is full of creative intelligence.”
“I don't go out and go to parties and do all of that.”
“I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal.”
“If we as a society want to cure unemployment, raise real wages, and in other ways improve our economy, we will base public policy on private property rights, the non-aggression principle and the law of free association. In the free and prosperous society, everyone may do precisely as he pleases, provided only that he does not initiate violence against non-aggressors.”

Source : Walter Block (2008). “Labor Economics from a Free Market Perspective: Employing the Unemployable”, p.19, World Scientific
“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.”
“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.”

You may also like:

Baron de Montesquieu
Author
David Hume
Philosopher
J. B. Bury
Historian
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher
John Locke
Philosopher
Jonathan Swift
Pamphleteer
Tacitus
Historian
Theodor Mommsen
Historian
Baron d'Holbach
Author