Philosopher Quotes

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.
You have to believe in yourself.
A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents.
Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.
If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions.
A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.
Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
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