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“If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher.”
Book VIII • Marcus Aurelius“After all, in the poets love has its priests, and sometimes one hears a voice which knows how to defend it; but of faith one hears never a word. Who speaks in honor of this passion? Philosophy goes further. Theology sits rouged at the window and courts its favor, offering to sell her charms to philosophy. it is supposed to be difficult to understand Hegel, but to understand Abraham is a trifle. To go beyond Hegel's is a miracle, but to get beyond Abraham is the easiest thing of all.”
Fear and Trembling • Soren Kierkegaard“Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and honor those they have slain.”
The Karamazov Brothers • Fyodor Dostoevski“Prayer never brought in no side-meat. Takes a shoat to bring in pork.”
The Grapes of Wrath • John Steinbeck“If any man could arrive at the exterior limit, or take the wings of a bird and fly upward, like a fish who puts his head out and sees the world, he would see a world beyond; and, if the nature of man could sustain this sight, he would acknowledge that this was the place of the true heaven and the true light and the true stars. For this earth, and the stones, and the entire region which surrounds us, are spoilt and corroded...”
The Trials Of Socrates • Plato