Marcus Viveiro > Quotes

“Chaos is the brush. Consciousness is the canvas.”
― Marcus Viveiro

“Both the beauty and the pain come in waves. Both are teachers. Both shape us into who we become.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Strong, uncontrolled emotions can become a cage. Fear can paralyze. Anger can consume. Jealousy can be blind. In those moments, freedom shrinks — because we no longer choose. The emotion chooses for us.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“The truth you avoid becomes the life you live.”
— Marcus Viveiro”
― Marcus Viveiro

“I once sat with someone I loved while they broke down in tears over the death of a parent. I didn’t cry — not because I didn’t care, but because I knew they needed one of us to stay steady. I held their hand. I breathed slowly so they could follow. And when they finally exhaled, I whispered, “I’m still here.” That moment taught me: sometimes, love is not in the echo — it’s in the anchor.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Believe — but not blindly. Feel — but do not let emotions govern you. Ask — but do not expect all answers.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Discipline is not repression. It is awareness. It is control, not suppression. It is choosing when to act and when to breathe.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“You're not afraid of the world. You're afraid of meeting yourself.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Faith cannot be equated with knowledge. Because once faith becomes certainty, it is no longer faith — it becomes information. Faith is not about what can be proven. It is about what can be held within. It is a conviction, often unspoken. A quiet orientation of the heart. A compass that points toward meaning, even when the map remains unclear.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“The truth you avoid becomes the life you live.”
― Marcus Viveiro

“All sacred texts — regardless of origin — were written by people. Inspired, yes. But people, nonetheless. The divine, if it speaks, does so through fallible hands and trembling hearts.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Curiosity is sacred. But so is stillness. Peace often comes not from understanding but from letting go of the need to understand.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Live gently, seek depth, and never trade your silence for the illusion of certainty.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Clarity begins where excuses end.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“We preserve our humanity when we: – Say "I don’t know" without shame. – Choose silence when noise is cheap. – Care even when it's inconvenient. – Stay present when it would be easier to scroll away.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Maturity is not about choosing one side of the contradiction. It’s about learning to live in the middle. Stand on the bridge between opposites without falling into either side.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“Noise is not only what we hear — it is also our racing thoughts, our restless worries, the endless scroll of things that do not matter. Silence is not only the absence of sound — it is the space where the self finally breathes.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“I have loved without proof. I have trusted without guarantees. I have grieved without explanation. And I have found meaning in all of it.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“People build religions to silence mystery. But I believe mystery should be heard, not ignored. To be held, not solved.”
― Marcus Viveiro, In the Quiet - On Logic, Spirit, and the Discipline of Living Without Certainty: Agnosticism, Deism, Stoicism and the Spiritual Discipline

“The crack isn’t a failure. It’s an opening. The light doesn’t ask permission.”
― Marcus Viveiro