Luis E. Navia Quotes & Sayings

Conquering cities may not be held against kings, but kicking like an ass should be. — Luis E. Navia

Those who find the world something worthy of praise or who congratulate themselves for having been born in it are either intellectually blind or morally perverse. — Luis E. Navia

In their vain quest for happiness, they only succeed in rendering it more inaccessible not only for themselves, but for everybody else. — Luis E. Navia

From Hunayn ibn-Ishak (Diogenes,8), we learn about his view of women and education: when he saw a man teaching a girl how to read and write, he advised him not to make a bad thing even worse. — Luis E. Navia

Schopenhauer noted, are unmistakable signs that one has made peace with the world and that one is willing to perpetuate the social order.71 — Luis E. Navia

Schopenhauer once said: the life of one dog may be worth more than the lives of many human beings. — Luis E. Navia

In mythology and religion, no less than in other spheres of life there is much in the way of self-serving interests, deceitfulness, mindlessness, and vices. — Luis E. Navia

happiness manifests itself both personally and collectively as an elusive and deceiving ghost that refuses to let anyone catch it. — Luis E. Navia

When he saw the child of some prostitute throw stones at a crowd, Diogenes shouted to him, "Take care that you don't hit your father! — Luis E. Navia