Ogyu Sorai famous quotes

Mathematicians boast of their exacting achievements, but in reality they are absorbed in mental acrobatics and contribute nothing to society.
-- Ogyu Sorai

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The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.

All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

The brands with which we surround ourselves prop us up, make us feel sexy and beautiful, when in reality we're pretty dumpy creatures.

It is a negative sort of achievement, she thinks, to have spent a life warding something off.

Today our achievements are so vast that the whole world has become interested in them.

We must not rest until right livelihood is within reach of every human being upon this earth we love and cherish. We all have a role to play in achieving this goal.

Stop spending your time; start investing your time.

God knows what I thought! Your brain does amazing acrobatics when it doesn't want to believe something.

You don't have to be doing vocal acrobatics or singing all over the scale to have soul.

Mathematicians boast of their exacting achievements, but in reality they are absorbed in mental acrobatics and contribute nothing to society.