Quotes about Profound Truth

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. Votes: 5

Once a profound truth has been seen, it cannot be 'unseen'. There's no 'going back' to the person you were. Even if such a possibility did exist... why would you want to? Votes: 5

...convince all nuclear powers, including those which have been more reluctant up to now, of the necessity to respect the "vital interests" of all peoples and to become fully aware of the profound truth of the following conclusion which the United Nations approved by unanimity four years ago: "Mankind is confronted with a choice: we must halt the arms race and proceed to disarmament or face annihilation". Votes: 5

Most 'profound truths' are just timely ideas. Votes: 4

All profound truths startle you in the first announcement. Votes: 4

Some of the most profound truths about us are things that we stop saying in the middle. Votes: 4

Ken & Mark weave a simple, compelling tale that contains profound truths. If only we all knew The Secret. Votes: 4

Everyman, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. Votes: 4

Simplicity is always the secret, to a profound truth, to doing things, to writing, to painting. Life is profound in its simplicity Votes: 4

... in the history of the human mind there has never been a useful thought or a profound truth that has not found its century and admirers. Votes: 4

There are two sorts of truth: trivialities, where opposites are clearly absurd, and profound truths, recognised by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth Votes: 4

Light to me is perhaps the most profound truth in the universe. My thinking has been deeply affected by the belief everything is some form of radiant energy. Votes: 4

Know that you are a spark of God and can exist fully only within the realization of that profound truth. As such, you are a light and inspiration to others. Votes: 4

In a sense, New Age gurus are akin to postmodernists within academia. They dispense meaningless drivel that masquerades as profound truths whilst in reality it is a mere exercise in obscurantism Votes: 4

But I hope that it will also be demonstrated soon that in my experiments in the West I was not merely beholding a vision, but had caught sight of a great and profound truth. Votes: 4

The end (goal) of art is to figure the hidden meaning of things and not their appearance; for in this profound truth lies their true reality, which does not appear in their external outlines. Votes: 4

When religion becomes artificial, art has a duty to rescue it. Art can show that the symbols which religions would have us believe literally true are actually figurative. Art can idealize those symbols, and so reveal the profound truths they contain. Votes: 4

There is a geographical element in all belief-saying what seem profound truths in India have a way of seeming enormous platitudes in England, and vice versa . Perhaps the fundamental difference is that beneath a tropical sun individuality seems less distinct and the loss of it less important. Votes: 4

you're an insomniac, you tell yourself: there are profound truths revealed only to the insomniac by night like those phosphorescent minerals veined and glimmering in the dark but coarse and ordinary otherwise; you have to examine such minerals in the absence of light to discover their beauty, you tell yourself. Votes: 4

Story is morally neutral. It can express profound truth or propaganda. The two greatest political storytellers of the 20th Century were Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler. Because storytelling is a form of persuasive jujitsu, and because world is full of black belt storytellers, the corporate leader has to train both his offensive and defensive moves Votes: 4

We often talk about how we are God's "hands and feet," which is true. That being said, we can't fall into the trap of thinking God needs us like we need Him. He's God - which makes the reality that He wants to use us and be in relationship with us an even sweeter, more profound truth. Votes: 4

Meditation has made me happy, loving, and peaceful-but not every single moment of the day. I still have good times and bad, joy and sorrow. Now I can accept setbacks more easily, with less sense of disappointment and personal failure, because meditation has taught me how to cope with the profound truth that everything changes all the time. Votes: 4

It is so important that our lives are built not on our feelings or circumstances, but on the word of God, and songs can really help us to meditate on and retain truth. I know from the correspondence I regularly receive that if you can express in songs the profound truth of the gospel in a poetic yet accessible way, they really can have an impact in people's lives. Votes: 4

Sun-worship and pure forms of nature-worship were, in their day, noble religions, highly allegorical but full of profound truth and knowledge. Votes: 3

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. Votes: 3

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. Votes: 3

As a child, I came across the Bible, but nobody in my family had anything to do with religion. I just felt a profound truth there that appealed to me. Votes: 3

A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some aspect of our mysterious selves. A myth, in this way of thinking, is not an untruth but a way of reaching a profound truth. Votes: 3

Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what is already there. Votes: 2

The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Votes: 1

To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way. Votes: 1

Even as Jews and Christians profoundly disagree about the truth, they are united in the belief that there is a truth to be sought. Votes: 1

I have made the most profound apology in front of the Truth Commission and on other occasions about the injustices which were wrought by apartheid. Votes: 1

Nothing can express the aim and meaning of our work better than the profound words of St. Augustine - 'Beauty is the splendor of Truth.' Votes: 1

The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That's true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly to either. Votes: 1

You cannot do anything without God. It's a profound and elemental truth. Not, you cannot do most things without God. You will not be able to do anything that you want, truly, in fulfillment, without God. Votes: 1

She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only recently begun to be seen in Europe and seem even now too great for its common intelligence. Votes: 1

If you're a writer, you know there are ways in which we don't know what we're doing at all. We're working out mysteries in a sort of poetic realm, and hoping that if a story is honest, if you're dragging the deep truth out of yourself, then something good and profound might come out of it. Votes: 1

I used to say to my bubbe, 'Bubbe, is this story true?' And she'd say, 'Of course it's true! But it may not have happened.' What my bubbe was saying is profound: All stories are true. The truth is the journey you take through it - did it make you laugh, cry, seek and want justice? Then it's true. Votes: 1

All truth is profound. Votes: 0

A profound unmitigated loneliness is the only truth of life. Votes: 0

But vain to popularize profundities, and all truth is profound. Votes: 0

The truth was obscure, Too profound and too pure, To live it you had to explode Votes: 0

Knowing the Truth is Fairly Useless. Feeling it is Profound. Living it Makes All the Difference. Votes: 0

One truth is that suffering raises profound questions with the universe. The other truth is that grace, gift and generosity also raise profound questions. Votes: 0

It has been said that if you don't see God in the profane and the profound, you're missing half the story. That is a great Truth. Votes: 0

Science is clearly one of the most profound methods that humans have yet devised for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning. Votes: 0

By following this simple path, you become extraordinary, unfathomable, a being of profound cosmic subtlety. You outlive time and space by realizing the subtle truth of the universe. Votes: 0