Philosophical Quotes Flashcards
Mark Twain
Satan Praying
(2 Sentences)
But who prays for Satan?
Who in eighteen centuries has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most.
Marcus Aurelius, Mediations
Live a Good Life
(3 Paragraphs: Just Gods, Unjust Gods, No Gods)
Live a Good Life
1. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based by the virtues you have lived by.
- If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not wish to worship them.
- If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loves ones.
Tyrion Lannister
Tearing Out Tongues
(3 Clauses)
- When you tear out a man’s tongue
- You are not proving him a liar
- You’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
Turkish Proverb
Axe in the Woods
(3 Clauses)
- When the axe came into the woods,
- Many of the trees said,
- “At least the handle is one of us.”
Chinese Proverb
Tree Planting Opportunity
(2 Sentences)
- The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
2. The second best time is now.
Anonymous
Privilege of Aging
(2 Sentences)
- Do not regret growing older.
2. It is a privilege denied to many.
Winston Churchill
On Enemies
(3 Sentences)
- You have enemies?
- Good.
- That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
James D. Miles
Character of a Man
(2 Clauses)
- You can easily judge the character of a man
2. By how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Heraclitus
Man & River
(3 Clauses)
- No man ever steps in the same river twice
- For it’s not the same river
- And he’s not the same man.
Socrates
Secret to Change
(3 Clauses)
- The secret of change is to focus all your energy
- Not on fighting the old,
- But on building the new.
