“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
(Socrates, 470-399 BC)
“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure you don’t deserve me at my best.”
(Marilyn Monroe)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
(Mark Twain)
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
(Soren Kierkegaard)
"Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read."
(Francis Bacon)
“I have only to contemplate myself; man comes from nothing, passes through time, and disappears forever in the bosom of God. He is seen but for a moment wandering on the verge of two abysses, and then is lost."
(Alexis de Tocqueville, <Democracy in America>)
“Are we to conclude that these chief gods, Zeus and Yahweh, did not wish humankind to have moral consciousness and the arts of civilization? It is a mystery indeed.
The most obvious explanation is that the creative artist and poet and saint must fight the actual (as contrasted to the ideal) gods of our society—the god of conformism as well as the gods of apathy, material success, and exploitative power. These are the “idols” of our society that are worshiped by multitudes of people.”
(Rollo May, < The Courage to Create>)
“Deux choses donnent du sens à la vie : les livres et l'amour.”
(Joël Dicker, < La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert>)
“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.”
(Joseph Campbell)
“In the beginning, God created the earth, and he looked upon it in His cosmic loneliness.
And God said, "Let Us make living creatures out of mud, so the mud can see what We have done." And God created every living creature that now moveth, and one was man. Mud as man alone could speak. God leaned close to mud as man sat up, looked around, and spoke. Man blinked. "What is the purpose of all this?" he asked politely. "Everything must have a purpose?" asked God. "Certainly," said man. "Then I leave it to you to think of one for all this," said God. And He went away.”
(Kurt Vonnegut, < Cat's Cradle>)
