Recently, the fashion for philosophical statements is gaining momentum. Often people use wise sayings as statuses in social networks. They help the author of the page to express their attitude to the current reality, to tell others about their mood and, of course, to tell the society about the peculiarities of their worldview.
What is a philosophical statement
The word "philosophy" should be understood as "love of wisdom". This is a special way of knowing being. Based on this, philosophical statements should be understood as sayings on the most general issues related to the understanding of the world, life, human existence, and relationships. These include both the thoughts of famous philosophers, famous people, and the reasoning of unknown authors.
Philosophical sayings about life
Sayings of this kind express attitudes towards the meaning of life, success, the relationship of events that happen to a person, and the peculiarities of thinking.
The reasoning thatlife circumstances are the result of our thoughts. Guided in his actions by good thoughts, a person constantly feels the joy of being.
Remarks of this nature are found in Buddhist literature, where it is said that our life is the result of our thoughts. If a person speaks and acts with kindness, joy follows him like a shadow.
It is impossible not to note the question of the meaning of a person's personal responsibility in what happens to him. For example, A. S. Green expresses the idea that our life is changed not by chance, but by what is in us.
There are also less specific philosophical statements. Alexis Tocqueville points out that life is not pain or pleasure, but a task to be completed.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is very short and wise in his statements. He emphasizes the value of life, noting that it cannot be "rewritten in white paper." Our compatriot considers struggle to be the meaning of being on Earth.
Arianna Huffington talks about how life is a risk, and we only grow in risky situations. The biggest risk is to allow yourself to love, to open up to the other person.
Arthur Schopenhauer philosophically notes that the form of life is present.
Aristotle sees the meaning of human existence in doing good.
Vikenty Vikentyevich Veresaev notes with optimism that life is not a burden, but a joy. We are responsible for making our existence a burden.
Victor Marie Hugo seesthe great importance of the idea in our life, giving it the role of a guide in the journey.
Eastern sages emphasize that only a person himself can make his being better, only by applying his intention to this.
John Ruskin calls to appreciate every day of your life, illuminating it with a good deed, victory, acquired knowledge.
Philosophical statements about the meaning of life often come down to simple conclusions. As you know, some people, especially in their youth, are so busy looking for it that they miss a lot of interesting things. Fans of reflection note that life itself is the meaning of being.
Philosophical sayings about love
Of course, such a thing as love deserves special attention.
Many, in particular, I. Stravinsky, emphasize that this is the most powerful force in the world.
Love, according to Albert Camus, justifies the bouts of despair to which a person is prone.
L. N. Tolstoy wisely notes that by giving someone this bright feeling, we lose nothing.
Another famous Russian classic, F. M. Dostoevsky, says that when we love a person, we see him as God created him.
M. Gorky talks interestingly about an unrequited feeling and its driving force. He notes that in this case, the person stretches up and becomes taller.
La Rochefoucauld very rightly said about love and jealousy, noting that jealousy is more love for oneself than for another.
F. Rousseau says that when a person loves deeply, he does notremembers himself. A real feeling is always accompanied by a desire to give to another person.
An interesting metaphor is given by A. P. Chekhov, who says that marrying a girl you don't love just because she's pretty is like buying an unnecessary thing that's good.
Reflections of the classics about this high feeling are very true, but sometimes a little pompous. Philosophical statements on this topic often come from unknown authors. As a rule, these are young girls and women. Their reasoning on this topic is a little naive, but reflects the meaning of the expectations of the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity in a state of love, who want the kind of love that is written about in books.
Philosophers about man and his greatness
As a rule, the reasoning of this direction concerns the question of who is a real person. Here are some famous philosophical statements.
A. N. Radishchev notes that a real person always sees a person in another.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in his reasoning highlights responsibility as a key word. According to him, to be a man is to feel shame for all the vices of society and be proud of the victories of comrades.
Democritus reflects on how people manifest themselves in desires. In his opinion, a good and honest layman not only does not do bad things, but also does not want to.
There are philosophical sayings about a person that emphasize his greatness.
For example, A. S. Green notes that people have a hugepower over past, present and future.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery considers respect for the individual a necessary condition for moving forward for society.
Victor Marie Hugo beautifully said about the high destiny of God's children: “Man was created not to drag chains, but to soar above the earth with wings wide open.”
Philosophical sayings with humor
Funny philosophical statements are the most popular. In addition to giving you an extra smile, wise sayings with humor are usually very accurate.
From the classics, for example, I would like to note Mark Twain's statement about how everything in life becomes clear when you remember that everyone around is crazy.
Emil Krotky ironically remarks about people's tendency to repeat brilliant things: not all parrots speak, there are also writers.
With humor that life is a struggle, says Oleg Denisenko, noting that the housing issue is finally resolved in heaven.
One of the classics of wise humorous statements can rightfully be considered Faina Ranevskaya, who said that sclerosis cannot be cured, but you can forget about it. Her philosophical statements about life deserve to be considered in a separate article.
Philosophy of show business stars
Many members of society, especially the younger generation, are interested in the "philosophies" of celebrities from the field of music and cinema.
The most popular sayings of Angelina Jolie. She istalks a lot about relationships, love, life. So, the actress defines that love is the need to give, and in passion, we always want to take.
Her husband, Brad Pitt, likes to talk about his relationship with his wife, about work, about fame, calling the latter not quite a censorship word.
Statements of politicians
Among the prominent politicians, I would especially like to note the eloquence of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
His remarks are always well-aimed, precise and, which is nice, the head of our state has a great sense of humor.
Very briefly and correctly, he said about luck: "Lucky for those who are lucky." Any success is the result of hard work and the implementation of the right strategy.
