Bardon Kaldian

“A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. This is not solely because he is "weak," "sinful" and anxious for a "good time." Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise. Ultimately it is the Christian attitude which is self-interested and hedonistic, since the aim is always to get away from the painful struggle of earthly life and find eternal peace in some kind of Heaven or Nirvana. The humanist attitude is that the struggle must continue and that death is the price of life.”
― George Orwell

“He who knows not,
and knows not that he knows not,
is a fool; shun him.

He who knows not,
and knows that he knows not,
is a student; Teach him.

He who knows,
and knows not that he knows,
is asleep; Wake him.

He who knows,
and knows that he knows not,
is Wise; Follow him.”
― Arabian

“Ко многому я имел отношение, но, в сущности, ничему не принадлежал до глубины, ничему не отдавался вполне, за исключением своего творчества.”
― Николай Бердяев, Самопознание. Опыт философской автобиографии

“A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.”
― Confucius