Philosophy Quote by Lawrence Nault — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If the path forward seems unclear, plant something. Care for it. Let the seasons teach you what comes next.”

“We are not born to consume; we are born to create.”

“Every generation thinks it’s the last to care. But the soil holds proof of hands that worked before ours.”

“To heal the land is to heal ourselves.”

“The weight of truth is lighter than the weight of denial.”

“The world does not need your certainty. It needs your willingness to stay, to change, to learn again.”

“Children are like sponges; they start to smell after a little while.”

“To be pleasant, gentle, calm and self-possessed: this is the basis of good taste and charm in a woman. No matter how amorous or passionate you may be, as long as you are straightforward and refrain from causing others embarrassment, no one will mind. But women who are too vain and act pretentiously, to the extent that they make others feel uncomfortable, will themselves become the object of attention; and once that happens, people will find fault with whatever they say or do; whether it be how they enter a room, how they sit down, how they stand up or how they take their leave. Those who end up contradicting themselves and those who disparage their companions are also carefully watched and listened to all the more. As long as you are free from such faults, people will surely refrain from listening to tittle-tattle and will want to show you sympathy, if only for the sake of politeness.”

“Were prayers of murderers, when fighting on the “right side” of the war, ever heard—let alone answered?”

“A friend is a friend who continues to love you and like you when you don't love him or like him any more.”

“The intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are correct, the tone sustained, the colour perfectly harmonised; it is true to life. On the other hand, the intellectual attainments of the mere man of learning are like a large palette, full of all sorts of colours, which at most are systematically arranged, but devoid of harmony, connection and meaning.”