Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because read more

Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because actually deserve them? So now I take comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe

The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.

The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be read more

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of the players, (ie everybody), to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what read more

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us.

Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited read more

Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, It is a thing to be acheived.

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a
part limited in time and read more

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a
part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his
thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a
kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is
a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires
and to affection for a few personsnearest us. Our task must be
to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of
nature in its beauty.

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it read more

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

If there is nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe.

If there is nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe.

In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded read more

In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea.