Unrest quotes

Unrest

31 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

31 quotes
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud Neurologist, Psychoanalyst

"Men have gained control over the forces of nature to such an extent that with their help they would have no difficulty exterminating one another to the last man. They know this, and hence comes a large part of their current unrest, their unhappiness and their mood of anxiety."

Felix Adler
Felix Adler Philosopher, Social Reformer

"An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment."

Martha Graham
Martha Graham Dancer, choreographer

"It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open."

Albert Camus
Albert Camus Philosopher, Writer

"Only the sea, murmurous behind the dingy checkerboard of houses, told of the unrest, the precariousness, of all things in this world."

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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
Unrest

"A mind that is characterized by unrest will not be tranquil even in the presence of great calm."

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William James Philosopher, Psychologist
Unrest

"The unrest which keeps the never stopping clock of metaphysics going is the thought that the nonexistence of this world is just as possible as its existence."

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