All Quotes By Tag: Existentialism

“A lover exists only in fragments, a dozen or so if the romance is new, a thousand if we’re married to him, and out of those fragments our heart constructs an entire person. What we each create, since whatever is missing is filled by our imagination, is the person we wish him to be. The less we know him, of course, the more we love him. And that’s why we always remember that first rapturous night when he was a stranger, and why this rapture returns only when he’s dead.”

“Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!One thing at least is certain – This Life flies;One thing is certain and the rest is Lies -The Flower that once has blown forever dies.”

“They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it’s night once more.”

“Sometimes I think it is my mission to bring faith to the faithless, and doubt to the faithful.”

“Which of us has not felt that the character we are reading in the printed page is more real than the person standing beside us?”

“Anxiety, trauma and crisis are necessary catalysts to stimulate self-consciousness.”

“We have started the journey- no turning back now. Three steps lie between us and the goal:(1) Know who you are.(2) Know what you need.(3) Get it.These steps need to be taken in sequence. I cannot know what I need before I know who I am. I cannot go after what I need before I know what I need.”

“Where is all my wisdom, then? I behaved stubbornly, pursuing a semblance of order, when I should have known well that there is no order in the universe.”

“[Y]ou are here to learn something. Don’t try to figure out what it is. This can be frustrating and unproductive.”

“If you want good luck; you must go out there and search for that luck!! Because luck is waiting for you to look for it.”

“It is man’s unique privilege, among all other organisms. By pursuing falsehood you will arrive at the truth!”

“Sky is not a limit for me; because I have no limit for myself in life. Because life is a world full of risk taking and possibilities. No matter how hard or easy life is; I will always find a way to enjoy myself; even in the mist of circumstances; because problems is a sense of adventure in sheep’s clothing.”

“You look up when you wish to be exalted. And I look down because I am exalted.”

“the best existential analysis of the human condition leads directly into the problems of God and faith”

“…he said firmly, “God can help you. All the men I’ve seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble.” “Obviously,” I replied, “they were at liberty to do so, if they felt like it.” I, however, didn’t want to be helped, and I hadn’t time to work up interest for something that didn’t interest me.”