value of existence Quotes

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest — whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories — comes afterwards. These are games; one must first answer.

Everything is honoured, but nothing matters.

Understand that the only possession of any value is life.

What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed.

The most rational cure after all for the inordinate fear of death is to set a just value on life.

Every sentient being values her/his life even if no one else does. That is what is meant by saying that the lives of all have inherent value.

My great goal in life is to try to remember that everything is of equal value.

To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I had, since it has made me young again and philosophical which means that I don't want to fritter away the new lease on life I've been given.

I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift.

All roads are blocked to a philosophy which reduces everything to the word "no." To "no" there is only one answer and that is "yes." Nihilism has no substance. There is no such thing as nothingness, and zero does not exist. Everything is something. Nothing is nothing. Man lives more by affirmation than by bread.

Let the fruition of things bless the possession of them, and take no satisfaction in dying but living rich.

The fondness or indifference that the philosophers expressed for life was merely a preference inspired by their self-love, and will no more bear reasoning upon than the relish of the palate or the choice of colors.

Almost all men, and those that seem to be very miserable, love life, because they cannot bear to lose sight of such a beautiful and lovely world. The ideas, that every moment whilst we live have a beauty that we take not distinct notice of, brings a pleasure that, when we come to the trial, we had rather live in much pain and misery than lose.

Death really did not matter to him but life did, and therefore the sensation he felt when they gave their decision was not a feeling of fear but of nostalgia.

If you're right, and nobody really cares what's out there, I wonder whether we're even worth saving.

God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so long as we retain it. Existence never was originally meant to be that useless, blank, pale, slow-trailing thing it often becomes to many, and is becoming to me, among the rest.

We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded.

Isn't it good just to be alive on a day like this? I pity the people who aren't born yet for missing it.

Value our lives because we never know what day or what time itll be over, ... Rich, famous, whatever, it just makes you appreciate just seeing today.

Television production is so insane. There's so many moving parts and flying pieces and you're desperate to make it cohesive and artistic and have something to say about the human condition that feels like it has value to its existence.

I was raised to believe in the innate goodness of humanity, developed a deep sense of the dignity of the individual human being, and had great appreciation for the miracle of life and our existence on this earth.

Life is a gift horse in my opinion.

Life has value only when it has something valuable as its object.