Uthai Quotes & Sayings

It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Animals fill themselves; man eats. The man of mind alone knows how to eat. — Brillat-Savarin

If you read philosophical texts of the tradition, you'll notice they almost never said 'I,' and didn't speak in the first person. From Aristotle to Heidegger, they try to consider their own lives as something marginal or accidental. What was essential was their teaching and their thinking. Biography is something empirical and outside, and is considered an accident that isn't necessarily or essentially linked to the philosophical activity or system. — Jacques Derrida

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things. — Madeleine L'Engle

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives. — Armstrong Williams

The cradle of the future is the grave of the past. — Franz Grillparzer