Collection of #Insightful #Quotes From #KahlilGibran

https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/collection-of-insightful-quotes-from-kahlil-gibran

Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was a Lebanese-American #writer, #poet and visual artist; he was also considered a #philosopher, although he himself rejected the title.

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How does the power of non-resistance work? Let's explore the Taoist art of non-resistance, which offers a radically different view of how life works and how to approach it.

[Video Title: The More You Resist, The Worse It Gets | The Taoist Art of Non-Resistance]
The full video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I2eLXENAhc

For a wrongdoer to be undetected is difficult; and for him to have confidence that his concealment will continue is impossible.

Even a thought, even a possibility, can shatter us and transform us.

Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.

Why #Religion is a #Myth | #Philosopher #DanielDennett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5sx6RQPv84

I never could bear the idea of anyone's expecting something from me. It always made me want to do just the opposite.

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.

A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life; but he can only attain happiness under the opposite conditions.

Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power?

#Fascism isn't a new phenomenon but is has a #history and understanding it is necessary for #prevention & #resistance.

There is an often overlooked work by #italian #writer, #philosopher & #antifascist #UmbertoEco

First published 1995 in the #NewYorkReviewOfBooks http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/

There was no #gamification that time

There is a #wikipedia article on it & many opportunities to find it in different languages

There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning... There is something. There is nothing.

#Malta’s #Eurovision entrant Miriana Conte banned from singing about ‘serving #Kant’ - https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/05/malta-eurovision-2025-entrant-miriana-conte-serving-kant-banned/ that's outrageous: I'm a huge fan of Kant, in fact he's my favourite #philosopher...

You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don't know the value of your own soul, it's all foolishness.

Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.

There is no thought in any mind, but it quickly tends to convert itself into power.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.