Wisdom Quote by Fran Lebowitz — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.”

“If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.”

“There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death.”

“فكر قبل أن تتكلم، واقرأ قبل أن تفكر”

“In every reckless act, there’s a hidden reckoning; those who tempt fate will find that consequence is a teacher unwilling to spare its students.”

“You are not what you are;”

“What is love? He is neither mortal nor immortal, but a mean between the two. He is a great spirit (daimon) and like all spirits he is intermediate between the divine and the mortal. He is the mediator who spans the chasm which divides men and gods, and therefore in him all is bound together. — Diotima (quoted by Socrates)”

“A man convinced against his will”

“When you look at what C.S. Lewis is saying, his message is so anti-life, so cruel, so unjust. The view that the Narnia books have for the material world is one of almost undisguised contempt. At one point, the old professor says, ‘It’s all in Plato’ — meaning that the physical world we see around us is the crude, shabby, imperfect, second-rate copy of something much better. I want to emphasize the simple physical truth of things, the absolute primacy of the material life, rather than the spiritual or the afterlife.”