“And usually [the philosopher] philosophizes either in order to resign himself to life, or to seek some finality in it, or to distract himself and forget his griefs, or for pastime and amusement.”
“Faith which does not doubt is dead faith. -Miguel de Unamuno, philosopher and writer (1864-1936)”
“If a person never contradicts himself, it must be that he says nothing.”
“Those who believe that they believe in God, but without passion in their hearts, without anguish in mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, without an element of despair even in their consolation, believe only in the God idea, not God Himself.”
“At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason and Right”
“A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what they're talking about.”
“The truth is that reason is the enemy of life.”