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“The only way to truly escape the mundane is for you to constantly be evolving. Whether you choose to aim high, or aim low. Enjoy each day for what it is.”
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The best anime quotes about philosophy.
“The only way to truly escape the mundane is for you to constantly be evolving. Whether you choose to aim high, or aim low. Enjoy each day for what it is.”
“Effort is nothing but a means to an end. Being proud of the fact that you tried is just putting the carriage before the horse.”
“Depending on who you place in the same situation, the characteristics of said incident change kaleidoscopically. In other words, there is one incident; however, there are as many stories explaining it as there are people involved in it.”
“I have a simpler motive. Experimentation and observation - that's all a true scientist cares about. And I am a scientist. Everything in the world is an experimental test subject, of course, that includes myself as well.”
“The whale leaps. As high as he can imagine. Piercing the water from peak to peak. Is a yearning for the sky reflected in his eyes? What if this high point wasn't merely the sky, but something far higher? If he knew of the infinite glitter of the stars, would his dreams soar even higher? Even if one doesn't know why, to live is to constantly reach out. Not to a nervous restlessness, but to a constant motion of the heart.”
“There are some things you can gain by letting some things go. Happiness isn't just what you have here and now.”
“"You can't run away" is an ideal for the strong. You're not always wrong. Society, the world, the people around you - often someone else is in the wrong. To think that you can change is adapting to this cruel, indifferent, trashy world. It's admitting defeat and servility. You're simply deceiving yourself by dressing it up with pretty words.”
“All of life's journeys come with meetings, partings, and reunions.”
“Give a man a break, and you'll end up broken.”
“Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?”
“People have emotions. A troublesome attribute that's not only invisible, but also changes easily. If it's friendship or love, then that's fine. But if by some trigger it changes to malice and vengeance, then that could bring forth thoughts of murder.”
“The heroes during times of war, are nothing but mass murderers during times of peace.”
“The"'present" is a leaf floating on top of the river. It moves along with the flow from past to future.”
“[To Father] You've certainly mellowed out... you used to be fun, full of life and emotion. Lust, Greed, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, and Pride. Of course, excessive want will destroy anyone, but those same desires are necessary to understand what it means to be human. Why did you rid yourself of them?”
“The human mind is uncertain things. Within mind, even contradictory thoughts may coexist.”
“If you ever reach the point where you need to pray, you're already a failure of a man.”
“Even if we don't understand each other, that's not a reason to reject each other. There are two sides to any argument. Is there one point of view that has all the anwers? Give it some thought.”
