Philosophy Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies.”

“O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes;”

“Some of us are busy doing things; some of us are busy complaining.”

“You are happy when you are enthusiastic and action-oriented, not when you are luxury and pleasure oriented.”

“Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free.”

“Peace is a child's beautiful smile and a flower's freshness”

“Any polis which is truly so called, and is not merely one in name, must devote itself to the end of encouraging goodness. Otherwise, political association sinks into a mere alliance.”

“The philosophy of poetry must acknowledge that the poetic act has no past, at least no recent past, in which its preparation and appearance could be followed.”