76 result(s) for Hypatia Quotes.
"Defend your right to think, because even thinking wrongly is better than not thinking at all."
"I wish my name to be remembered with something so good as my intellect."
"Men will fight for superstition as quickly as for the living truth – even more so, since superstitious fear is more terrible than fear of death."
"In the happiness of others I will find my own."
"Respect and cherish the woman in you, for you can reproduce in your own life beauty, courage, and wisdom."
"The body is a transient thing, our souls are forever."
"The soul is in some manner all that we had in human form before birth or subsequent to death."
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"I bind sunrises with the threads of my dreams and embrace the stars through the tapestry of my intellect."
"Let us remember that it is human nature to be contrary, that I am not one of those who are made of stuff so serious that they may never be dared to be otherwise."
"I am a child of the the sea and the sky, a daughter of the earth and the winds."
"Knowledge of worldly matters is valuable for those who can draw upon the well of their intellect and comprehend the deeper truths of existence."
"The stars are the realm of the gods, and through their contemplation, we can touch the divine."
"He who teaches must never submit to dogma, for knowledge is the true path to enlightenment."
"In the pursuit of knowledge, let us not overlook the beauty and wonder that surround us."
"Men will fight for superstition as quick as for the living truth - even more so, since superstition is intangible, you can't get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so it's changeable."
"To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after-years relieved of them."
"Truth is the first victim in war."
"Be silent, or say something better than silence."
"Defend the truth as you would defend your city."
"Strength grows in the moments when you think you can't go on but you keep going anyway."
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
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"Resist the accepted beliefs and respect the dissenters."
"Wisdom is the daughter of experience."
"Teach others how to think, not what to think."
"Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own."
"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
"He who inflicts injury on others does so to his own harm."
"In a democracy, only the wise are free."
"Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion."
"Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant."
"Be bold and matter-of-fact in your daily life."
"To teach superstitions as truth is a most terrible thing."
"Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend."
"To set up what you like against what you dislike is the disease of the mind."
"To be overcautious is equally bad."
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"Life is an adventure in forgiveness."
"Find a teacher who is an integral being, a beacon who extends his light and virtue with equal ease to those who appreciate him and those who don't."
"That alone is a powerful weapon, the advocacy of human freedom; that alone brings peace and harmony to the soul."
"Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together."
"The God of the present often haunts us with the fear of the God of the future."
"Truth is doing harm in the service of what we believe to be most beneficial."
"Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amidst joy."
"To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can do for those who study it."
"Men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable."
"Respect yourself and others will respect you."
"To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child-mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them."
"Happiness is making the most of what you have, not longing for what you don't have."
"Silence is also speech."
"Defend your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."
"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."
"Find your true path in life and walk it with courage and pride."
"The body is not irritated by doing, but by not doing."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
"The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God."
"It is in giving that we receive."
"True nobility is not about being better than others, it's about being better than you used to be."
"Be faithful to that which exists within yourself."
"Wisdom begins in wonder."
"You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you."
"Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fancies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing."
"Men will fight for superstition as quickly as for the living truth, even while the battle is still raging and uncertainty surrounds their struggle!"
"Respect yourself if you would have others respect you."
"Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond."
"Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way."
"To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing."
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."
"To rise above fear is a task of a lifetime."
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
"To teach is to learn twice."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
"Ignorance is the root and stem of all evil."
"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart."
"All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final."
"To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education."
"Strength to me is the value of my intellect and the power of my will."
"There is no distinction between the one who applies the henna and the one for whom it is applied; the bird and the hand appear to be one."
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