Stephan Attia Quotes & Sayings

I only wake up twice a year,
And twice a year I live;
In the equinox I am aware,
Flying high and everywhere;
On other days I grieve. — Stephan Attia

The fact that Man is Nature's perverse instantiation can only lead to the appalling conclusion that Man, too, is some kind of an artificial intelligence — Stephan Attia

You can't make it to God without interacting with the devil.
'The Adventures of Catrine and the Devil II — Stephan Attia

Free will is a gift, not a burden — Stephan Attia

The source of beauty in a man,
It is humbleness and grace;
Equality is the pearl of a king,
Justice his scepter;
Salvation is his crown. — Stephan Attia

On sunny days of summer,
I am indeed the butterfly;
And like the ancient drummer,
I rhythm straight towards the sky ... — Stephan Attia

When a basic human need becomes a taboo, it is only a matter of time before it turns into a hideous industry. — Stephan Attia

When people are to busy to survive they forget to live. — Stephan Attia

Why anarchists are so fond of Sue?
Because they are keen on Sue's side — Stephan Attia

The way to salvation begins with self realization — Stephan Attia

If you wish to slay a dragon you must charm it first. — Stephan Attia

It is better to be a moral ignoramus than an immoral intellectual. — Stephan Attia

Mankind's biggest tragedy is apathy. The settlement with inequality, wars, and madness is the mirror of it. — Stephan Attia

Why was the meeting between the Americans and the Russians so tensed?
Because nobody knows what Vladimir Put In Barbara's Bush!
From 'Walk On By II — Stephan Attia

For those who sense and comprehend,
They know that heaven is at hand;
The river blue which stream and stream,
It has the pictures of my dream. — Stephan Attia

Every law has a mirror.
The reflection of primitive law is religion,
But the reflection of divine law is literature. — Stephan Attia

We were born to serve humanity, not to slave for society — Stephan Attia

Time never existed, time will never exist, for time is existing — Stephan Attia

It is better to lose riches than to lose sense of humor — Stephan Attia

An exponent of love is immune to the criticism of a genius, for divine inspiration is superior to glib talk. — Stephan Attia

What can a man read in a library of cannibals?
Bloody books bound by bones in tissues' paper. — Stephan Attia

I'd rather be an unknown book in the library of time, than a bestseller in the store of mankind. — Stephan Attia

To hear her name I truly yearn,
My heart is crying out;
The sense of love I wish to earn,
Without a second doubt. — Stephan Attia

What's a catholic priest's favorite cocktail?

Bloody Mary! — Stephan Attia

When the Earth was just a child,
He searched for his mother Venus;
And for his father Mars,
But they were not home;
They were gone elsewhere,
Out there, in the great expanse;
Beyond the breathing universe. — Stephan Attia

And in the vine of the divine,
There is a fine line;
Between tragedy and comedy,
That a man cannot define. — Stephan Attia

Anarchy is merely the illusion of liberty. — Stephan Attia

The chief drawbacks of intellectualism are lack of compassion, glib talk, and vain pride. — Stephan Attia

The comedy of the wicked,
Is the tragedy of the saint;
But the saint's comedy,
Is the wicked's remedy. — Stephan Attia

Oh the stellar sensation,
Oh the cosmic elevation;
Time is sober in death,
For the wine of love;
Is the blue life of the earth. — Stephan Attia

If I'm a nobody, why do you bother telling me that? — Stephan Attia

How do you know your boss is a lesbian?
It's when she always park her bike in a dike — Stephan Attia

There is no amount of money, and there is neither gold nor silver, nor any treasure trove that can compensate a soul for the loss of love. — Stephan Attia

Oh but you wouldn't believe,
This book is the fruit of knowledge from Eden;
It was written once by Adam and Eve,
After it was forbidden — Stephan Attia

Why did the undertaker sink into a deep depression?
Because he was already one foot in the grave — Stephan Attia

When the shadows shroud the woods,
And the mountains are empty and bare;
I am flying with the crow ... — Stephan Attia

No one can defeat destiny,
But everyone can make peace with it.
At the same length:
No one can outsmart destiny,
But everyone can reason with it. — Stephan Attia

I do have a religion; it's just not an ordinary one. In fact it is an extraordinary one. My religion is Literature. — Stephan Attia

The chief vestige of subjectivity is the fallacy that everybody else also cares about the same things as the observer, and/or lives in his/her exact same state of mind — Stephan Attia

Life is a joke, even though it is not always funny. — Stephan Attia

The Jungle Law is a law without exceptions. Only the strong survives. Animals are following it, human societies are following it. It is the law of the beast, and it knows neither reason nor compassion — Stephan Attia

But he who feels too much,
He soars in angels' tears of joy ... — Stephan Attia

A society without humour is like a tree without roots. — Stephan Attia

Better poetry than riches,
Better poverty than fortunes. — Stephan Attia