All Quotations

A Few Random Quotes

  • “When we remember that our aim is spiritual progress, we return to striving to be our best selves. This is how happiness is won.” -- deism.com

  • “Evil does not naturally dwell in the world, in events, or in people. Evil is a by-product of forgetfulness, laziness, or distraction: it arises when we lose sight of our true aim in life.” -- deism.com

  • “Happiness and blessedness do not belong to abundance of riches or exalted position or offices or power, but to freedom from pain and gentleness of feeling and a state of mind that sets limits that are in accordance with nature.” -- deism.com

  • “It is impossible for the one who instills fear to remain free from fear.” -- deism.com

  • “A person is made unhappy either by fear or by endless and vain desire. The person who curbs these can attain for himself the blessed gift of reason.” -- deism.com

  • “Great abundance is heaped up as the result of brutalizing labor, but a miserable life is the result.” -- deism.com

  • “The mean soul is puffed up by successes, but brought down by adversity.” -- deism.com

  • “By love of true philosophy we are delivered from every disturbing and painful desire.” -- deism.com

  • “That which creates unsurpassable joy is the removal of a great evil.” -- deism.com

  • “If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another.” -- deism.com

First | Previous 10 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 | Next 10 | Last

All Quotes

Want a huge list of all the quotes and wise sayings used throughout this site on one page?  Here’s your link.  (Large page – may take a few seconds to load).

Bookmark and Share

If you've enjoyed what you've read so far, you'll certainly enjoy my big-picture thinking in the booklet The 2012 Manifesto. You can read more about it here or just click on the big-ass Download button below and I'll take you straight to the download page.

Leave a Comment

Spam Protection by WP-SpamFree

Previous post: Sugar and Health: Is Sugar the Silent Killer?

Next post: List of Quotations