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Nazim Hikmet Quote: “Living is no laughing matter: you…”

Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example – I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation.

October 13, 2021 1901, Nazim Hikmet, November 20, Quotes by Poets, Turkish

Noam Chomsky Quote: “There is no body of theory…”

There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism.

October 2, 2021 1928, American, December 7, Noam Chomsky, Quotes by Activists

Swami Sivananda Quote: “Go beyond science, into the region…”

Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.

October 2, 2021 1887, Indian, Quotes by Philosophers, September 8, Swami Sivananda

Howard Thurman Quote: “Community cannot for long feed on…”

Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.

September 27, 2021 1900, American, Howard Thurman, November 18, Quotes by Educators

Sylvia Plath Quote: “Believe in some beneficent force beyond…”

Believe in some beneficent force beyond your own limited self. God, god, god: where are you? I want you, need you: the belief in you and love and mankind.

September 27, 2021 1932, American, October 27, Quotes by Poets, Sylvia Plath

Diane Ackerman Quote: “A poem records emotions and moods…”

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.

September 18, 2021 1948, American, Diane Ackerman, October 7, Quotes by Poets

James Merrill Quote: “At college I’d seen my dead…”

At college I’d seen my dead frog’s limbs twitch under some applied stimulus or other – seen, but hadn’t believed. Didn’t dream of thinking beyond or around what I saw.

August 31, 2021 1926, American, James Merrill, March 3, Quotes by Poets

Samuel Butler Quote: “No mistake is more common and…”

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.

August 19, 2021 1835, British, December 4, Quotes by Poets, Samuel Butler

Thomas Gray Quote: “Alas, regardless of their doom, the…”

Alas, regardless of their doom, the little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, nor care beyond today.

August 19, 2021 1716, December 26, English, Quotes by Poets, Thomas Gray

Michel Onfray Quote: “By aiming for paradise, we lose…”

By aiming for paradise, we lose sight of earth. Hope of a beyond and aspiration to an afterlife engender a sense of futility in the present. If the prospect of getting taken up to paradise generates joy, it is the mindless joy of a baby picked up from his crib.

August 11, 2021 1959, French, January 1, Michel Onfray, Quotes by Philosophers

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