Philosophy Quote by Don Marquis — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“i have had my ups and downs”

“Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.”

“a spider and a fly”

“Man is able to decide for or against reason, he is able to create beyond reason or to destroy below reason”

“The view that the truth is one and undivided, and the same for all men everywhere at all times, whether one finds it in the pronouncements of sacred books, traditional wisdom, the authority of churches, democratic majorities, observation and experiment conducted by qualified experts, or the convictions of simple folks uncorrupted by civilisation---this view, in one form or another, is central to western thought, which stems from Plato and his disciples.”

“Laughter is the hand of God on the shoulder of a troubled world.”

“Why is female vulnerability still only acceptable when it's neuroticised and personal; when it feeds back on itself? Why do people still not get it when we handle vulnerability like philosophy, at some remove?”

“✨ “Stories are more than words — they’re pieces of who we are.”

“If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.”