The Logos: The Meletic Testament (Chapter 74 The Meletic Quotes
📜 Chapter 74: The Meletic Quotes
1. Man must learn to tame the beast within him, before he can rule over his thoughts and emotions with courage.
2. Observe life, study what you see, then think about what it means. That is the philosophy of a Meletic.
3. It is said that the word became the voice that was heard in ancient Greece. Philosophy had extended from one place to another, and thus the word became the Logos.
4. The senses reveal the form of things but veil their soul. Through conscious awareness and meditation, the philosopher lifts the veil, perceiving the unity that all things share in To Ena.
5. Our minds are true voyagers of the unknown and seekers of the riddles of enigmas.
6. We can never know the truth about the world, if we do not understand that world.
7. Everything that is made beautiful and natural is made, for the eye of one who sees that beauty in its ultimate form.
8. A man who has experienced life learns the meaning of suffering, but a man who does not learn is a man without reason.
9. To Ena is the source of the cosmos, the Logos is the order of the cosmos, and the Nous is the reason of the cosmos.
10. The self identifies us, the Ousia is our essence and then there is the soul, which governs our consciousness.
11. The greatest honour is to be known for the humble acts of virtue than to be crown with selfish laurels.
12. If you are regretful, then you are living for the past. If you are concerned, then you are thinking about the future. If you are at peace with yourself, then you are emerged in the present.
13. The levels of reality in their order of relevance are To Ena, the Logos, the Nous, Consciousness and Matter.
14. A universal truth is one that is either invariable or definite. It has one uniformity and is to be understood, as being a state of being that is sustained by the universality of its meaning.
15. The cosmos is a witness to our existence, as our consciousness is a witness to its existence.
16. Self-control is not about a strict adherence to a philosophy that is without consequences. Nor is it about solely avoiding the external influences that corrupts a man. It is about embracing one’s inner self and virtues with their acceptance.
17. Ethics and logic are not intended to make one systematic in behaviour or reason. On the contrary, they are meant to be the foundation of which we understand the existential world. They are not designed to replace the senses, but enhance them with meaning.
18. Let your words reflect your knowledge and your actions your wisdom.
19. Man has no one to blame than himself, when he has brought upon himself the shame that he bears, with his tarnished name.
20. The philosophy of Meleticism is about serving the greater cause than the lesser cause.
21. Everything that is made beautiful and natural is made, for the eye of one who sees that beauty in its ultimate form.
22. Fleeing from your fears will only exacerbate them even more. Learn to confront them and you will build your inner strength.
23. Life is not about reducing it to a moment in time or the negation of the future. It is more about one’s capability to be conscious of the existence, as it relates to our human nature.
24. The worst imposter that you will meet will be the one whose name you bear and whose life you live. It is the man of greed that has replaced your humanity.
25. Man was never intended to know everything about life. The greatest lesson he should learn is the one that will guide him in his path of enlightenment.
26. How could anyone assume that human knowledge is an acquisition that is innate, when the only certain degree of its manifestation is discovered, in the inherent process of its attainment?
27. The mind produces ideas, the body is substance and the soul awakens consciousness.
28. If individuals do not evolve their thinking, their reasoning and their understanding, then they will remain trapped in their primitive minds. Natural evolution is part of the cycle of life and it dictates our own evolution.
29. I believe as an exponent of the thought of metaphysics, the universe has related forms and ideas that are multivalent, but coincide with the observation of existential matters of forms established that are not inconclusive or necessarily of eternality.
30. I have observed with interest, the motion of the physical components that are the engine for every human movement, and I am convinced that instinct is much more manifest in us than mere thought.
31. I may be impoverished in this world, because I own nothing, but I am enriched in enlightenment and the proprietor of my own knowledge.
32. Reality is a state of existence. To some it is the abstraction of the truth or it is the falsehood of our perception.
33. The greatest battle man must learn to overcome, is the battle yet to come.
34. A critic who judges others with imprudence is a man who is envious of those judged.
35. A man of the utmost dignity, is a man whose name is respected more for his deeds than his reputation.
36. A man who craves fame, is a man who values life less. What he sees as worthy, is nothing more than the illusion he creates.
37. Do not be obsessed with how bad your life is. Know that it could be worse.
38. A man who has hatred in him, is a man who is blinded by the storm of his rage.
39. A man who has gained trust, is a man who has earned it with his virtues.
40. Anger is the most deliberate of our emotions, and its manifestation is always irrational.
41. Meleticism is not about trying to achieve the impossible. It is about embracing your possibilities.
42. Man may not be able to control a natural phenomenon. However, he can control what he interprets of that phenomenon.
43. Even though it could seem that nature is indifferent to our needs, it does not mean that we should be indifferent to it. If we are to live in harmony with it, we must learn to be humane and accept that we are not its masters but its guardians.
44. What we perceive to be real is often misconstrued and is instead a surreal form of expression that we believe that is real, when it is only real to the observer, who observes everything in accordance to his empirical sense of logical interpretation and does not utilise the sphere of consciousness.
45. People who are narrow minded in their beliefs, create the worst threat upon themselves.
46. Man can disguise himself amidst others, but he cannot hide himself to those people that know him, for they will remove his disguise.
47. Be the protagonist of your own fate and do not let anyone be the antagonist.
48. Being human should not condemn us to an inferiority to any god. Instead, it should stir the knowledge that one day, we shall be rid of this inferiority complex.
49. If we have learnt that we are not entitled to life, then we realise that we are not deserving of immortality.
50. We are of a composite of the elements of matter and form. Matter defines our existence and form defines our substance.
51. The self inspires our altruism and the ego which is the opposite entices our selfishness.
52. Life is not about taking your life. It is about living your life. Know that the value of life is much more than waiting for death.
53. Wisdom is the fountain of knowledge. A fountain that will sate your philosophical thirst.
54. We should not depend on the supernatural realm to guide us, but be enlightened with the wisdom that we have obtained.
55. To admit that we are of a divine creation would forsake the essence of our reason for existence.
56. No one man is bestowed with virtues, he must earn them through his actions.
57. The things that we tend to fear are those things that we have not realised their little importance.
58. Never take for granted a day of life, for you are not guaranteed tomorrow.
59. To be imbued with the words of philosophy is to be imbued with the emanation of wisdom.
60. I am but one man who the world will forsake, but I am a man with a vision that will not be forgotten.
61. When we are faced with the adversity of death and its inevitable presence, we know that it is the hardest challenge. Accept that it is a natural process.
62. Take time to reflect on where you are at in life and where you want to be in life. The time you take for this reflection will allow you to reach the place that will mark your path.
63. The elements of the cosmos are mostly seen in the matter that we perceive. It is our perception about the cosmos that we should attempt to understand.
64. Our lives are divided into chapters that we create with our experiences. Each experience is about a chapter that we have experimented.
65. It is easier to tell a man that he is wrong than to prove it. What must be said is that a man who is obstinate will not admit that he is wrong.
66. In your moments of fear and despair look deep down within yourself and you will find your inner strength.
67. I do not claim to know everything about life, but I know enough to speak my mind.
68. Remember that nothing is eternal about life. It is life that teaches us the lesson that our breath is ephemeral.
69. Philosophy is not about imposing a belief. A person that accepts philosophy does it with the conviction of that belief and the serenity of the soul.
70. It is easier to blame others for our mistakes than it is to accept that we are flawed individuals.
71. Open your mind and you will explore new realms of consciousness. Close your mind and you will remain stagnant in your recalcitrance.
72. A man without a heart is heartless, but a man with a heart will demonstrate his kindness.
73. For every coward that claims to triumph, there is a man of valour that will triumph over him.
74. A man who is ignorant is a man whose knowledge is limited, but a man who is a fool is a man whose knowledge has no wisdom.
75. A man who complains about his life is a man that sees only his shadow, instead of his image.
76. A man who argues with reason his philosophy is a man who speaks his peace then attempts to use his knowledge.
77. A man who forgives is a man whose compassion is measured by the embodiment of his character.
78. A man who creates his own vision is a man who builds his own fate in life.
79. A man who seeks only pleasures in materialistic things is a man who is hollow from inside.
80. A man who learns to suffer is a man who will do more for others than a man who has never truly suffered.
81. A man who is committed is a man who will rise up to the challenges he must overcome.
82. A man who is selfish is a man whose ego will never allow him to see the humbleness of his humanity.
83. A man who presumes to be perfect is a man who will never admit to his imperfections.
84. A man who walks on his own two feet is a man whose journey for wisdom has just begun.
85. A man who bows down to another man is a man who loses his essence.
86. A man who prefers to lavish in luxury is a man whose god is materiality.
87. A man who fulfills his promises is a man who is accountable for his words.
88. A man who does not seek devotion is a man that does not need praise.
89. A man who affirms his conviction is a man who is a slave to no one.
90. A man who dies with virtues is a man who will be remembered.
91. A man who cries is a man who admits that he is human.
92. A man who does a lot in life for others is better than a man who does little for himself.
93. A man who thinks of others before his needs is truly a man who should be respected.
94. We humans have the power to change the course of the world and make it better. We just need to have the will to do it.
95. It is facile for a poor man to render his pride than a rich man to render his wealth.
96. Do not dwell in the mistakes of the past, but forge your present that will steer your future.
97. Allow your body to experiment suffering. This will make your body ask for less and be strengthened more.
98. We often find ourselves hanging from the precipice and close to death. It is when we realise that we are at the point of death that we seek the comfort of the sea below.
99. A real man does not seek the applauds for his achievements or the greatness of his name. He accepts his humbleness.
100. When you turn away a beggar, you forsake your humanity. You see the guise of the beggar first, before you see his plight.
101. What good is a belief that cannot be challenged? A belief that professes to be wise should be questioned and not be assumed to be righteous.
102. To be sceptical is to be human, but to understand the essence of something, we must first become conscious about that essence.
103. The beauty about philosophy is the simplicity of its natural expression.
104.'Learn to tame your anger with your perseverance. It is your perseverance that will allow you to understand the cause of your anger.
105. Strengthen yourself with fortitude and you shall understand your weakness.
106. The greatest adversity in life is accepting that we are incapable of perfection.
107. Arrogance is a man's vice, for it will only consume him in the end like a blazing fire.
108. The richness of virtues will benefit us more than the wealth of materiality.
109. Do not surrender to the darkness of your fears, but rise above them.
110. Remember that you mind can be your worst foe.
111. If we nourish our minds with philosophy, we shall be less hungry in our thoughts.
112. Gratitude is not a poor man's virtue. It is much more than that. It is the semblance of a man's humanity.
113. The acceptance of our mortality is not about the resignation of death. It is about the appreciation of life.
114. When we discipline the body, we strengthen it with fortitude. When we discipline the mind, we strengthen it with reason. When we discipline the self, we strengthen it with resilience.
115. Believe in yourself, and you will discover that your doubts were only thoughts.
116. Live not in the shadow of the past or in the illusion of the future, when the only thing you have guaranteed is the present.
117. Death should not be feared for what it represents. It should teach us to value more life.
118. Live your day to the fullest, and do not regret what was done or not done the day before.
119. In our hour of need, we should search for the comfort of our tranquility and the harmony of the self.
120. We have the power to change the course of our lives, when we acknowledge that we are not beholden to any master.
121. It is not a god that we should revere. Instead, it is we who we should seek respect amongst ourselves than any token of adulation. It is easier to bow before a god than for he to bow to us.
122. If a god was almighty, then why should we imperfect beings be a slave to a master that seeks our worship for his gratification.
123. I can wish to live a thousand years or attempt to live another day.
124. Suffering does not distinguish between the rich and poor.
125. Material things are not meant to replace people. They serve only as a reminder of our greed.
126. When a person breathes philosophy, that person has taken a fresh breath of life.
127. Mirrors are a man or woman's vanity. They are the reflection of an image that society deems the model of our perfection.
128. I prefer to be remembered not for who I was not, but who I was instead.
129. Give me philosophy and I shall give you wisdom.
130. Do not just mourn those who have faded into death, cherish their lives. Remember them when they were living, not dead.
131. What someone knows, another person does not. This does not make that person more intelligent than the other, because that other person might know something that is not known to that the first person.
132. Strive for the excellence of virtues than the excellence of one's reputation.
133. A man who is buried with honour is a man that has earned that honour. A man who is buried with no headstone is a man that had been forsaken.
134. I can pretend to be a king, but I do not want to wear his robes of vanity.
135. Amidst the waves of imperturbability is the calmness of the gentle tide.
136. When we evoke the basis of inspiration, we should remember that our goals are within our grasp.
137. When we are in harmony with nature, we discover that we are in harmony with our own human nature.
138. A man who is deemed superficial is a man who displays no virtues. He is empty and hollow from within.
139. There is no greater path than the path of wisdom, for it is a path that will bestow its fruition.
140. Once you have abandoned the virtues of the self, you have embraced the vices of the ego.
141. Desires that consume us with vices are not the same as desires that exemplify our virtues.
142. Justice should not be the law of the demigods. It should be the law for the masses.
143. If we treat others with disdain, then they will treat us with the same disdain.
144. Recognising that we are limited in our physicality should make us think about the importance of the preservation of the well-being of our bodies.
145. Be humble amidst the growing temptation of wealth and greed.
146. Cherish the time you have with your loved ones, because it could be the last time you see them.
147. When we are irrational we lose the balance of our mind. When we are rational we maintain that balance. It should be a balance that is unbroken.
148. There is no need to seek a paradise in some abstract place, when we already have it on Earth. If only, more people could see that paradise, then we would appreciate its value and not destroy it.
149. The cosmos witnesses our birth as it witnesses our death. It has no divinity of which we must seek beyond its boundaries to find the meaning of life and death.
150. A wise man is a man that acknowledges that he does not know everything in the world, but enough to base his philosophy.
151. Do not be offended if you are called ignorant. Your intelligence is much more than hollow words.
152. To cry for the loss of someone is not a sign of weakness. Instead, it is a sign of valour. We should remember that person more in life not in death.
153. Be a beacon of hope for others today, as they can be one for others tomorrow.
154. Man is born with the inherent vision of philosophy, but it is its wisdom that enhances the ideas of its immense worth to humanity.
155. The expression of philosophy is discovered in the temple of the body, the knowledge of the mind, and the consciousness of the soul.
156. The predictable nature of a thing is seen in the outward appearance of its substance, but to understand its true essence, a person must be conscious about its significance.
157. Go to where few persons dare to venture, your consciousness.
158. Do not emulate the philosopher. Emulate his philosophy.
159. There is nothing divine about philosophy. Its revelation is its simplicity.
160. A man who fears death, is a man who has everything. A man who does not fear death, is a man that has nothing, except his dignity.
161. Men are not intended to be gods, just as gods were not intended to be worshipped.
162. Why would a god of perfection require praise from beings of imperfection, if he was almighty?
163. Why is it immoral to challenge the authority of a god, when it is assumed that his morality is flawless?
164. Whether a god exists or not, the universe continues its course with indifference to a god.
165. Never stop learning, for you will someday be a teacher to someone.
166. Eros is a natural expression of the body and the mind. It should not be condemned or deemed immoral, when that act expressed is moral.
167. All that is universal is natural, and all that is natural is universal. This is the logic of the cosmos.
168. Do not flee from your fears. Question them, then determine that they cannot harm you unless you allow them to.
169. A man who claims he has power, will never concede to his downfall.
170. Why do we believe that we are more deserving of an afterlife than any other existing species?'
171. Man must know his place in time, in order to make his own history.
172. Drink from the fountain of wisdom and your thirst shall be quenched by the abundance of knowledge.
173. Seek not the riches of greed, for what you shall find is the transience of an illusion.
174. If you allow your desires to rule over your intellect than you shall be forsaking your inner self.
175. Virtues are the epitome of one's character, and wisdom is the highest virtue to achieve.
176. We should have temperance in the indulgence of our passions and thoughts.
177. Remember that life is revealed through the state of being, for existence is To Ena, the One itself.
178. Search for the reason within the intellect and what will be discovered is the realisation of one's creativity.
179. Listen to the innermost voice of rationality, and what shall be heard is the whispers of the truth.
180. Any man can proclaim to be a sage, but few men possess the actual wisdom to philosophise.
181. What I know is not sufficient, for wisdom is obtained not in the knowledge that we learn, but in the knowledge that we teach.
182. The divided line lies not in the distinction between mind and matter. It lies in the conscious parallel of an unfolding reality.
183. Without the soul, the self has no attachment to the body. The body becomes selfless.
184. Every breath in the soul is retained, as a reminder that it is transcendent.
185. Whomsover seeks to unveil the truth, must first see the semblance of oneself.
186. The self must never be forsaken, the soul hollow and the body corrupted.
187. A man could believe his self is saved with his virtues, and his soul is measured by his deeds, but without practice, it means nothing.
188. Do not be misguided by the professed words uttered by a man, who conceals his intentions with divine self-righteousness.
189. A coward is he who shuns courage, not because he is fearful, but because he is unvirtuous.
190. How can half a man exist without his other half that is his human nature?
191. The echoes of regret are deafening, when we lose ourselves in the darkness of solitude.
192. The good must always be expressed and displayed. It must never be tarnished by deceit.
193. To Ena, the One does not speak in words; it unfolds naturally. It does not command; it emanates.
194. True virtue is not found in external commandments, but in the conscious harmony between thought, action and the unfolding of the soul.
195. To live in harmony with the natural flow is to move with the current of life, not against it. Thus, observing, adapting and flowing as the river of thought and being unfolds.
196. The world is a reality that we create, a world where ideas shape the essence of material forms.
197. Profit not from the ignorance of others. Teach them the meaning of truth. It is in that truth that one finds worth.
198. We cannot merely depend on materiality to define the cosmos, nature or our present world. It would be an incomplete observation.
199. A man who does not fully understand the world does not understand the meaning of the world. Thus, that man does not understand the truth of his existence, or what the world represents.
200. Where does a man find his ultimate truth? In his conscience, where his soul lies.
201. Sacrifice is the ultimate relinquishment of the ego, and the sign of a reward that will satisfy your inner self and not your prominence.
202. We must learn to govern our desires than let desires govern us.
203. A man must know pain to know his strength, and to know his strength, he must learn to suffer.
204. If we do not understand consciousness, then we discover nothing of actual substance.
205. Give me science and I give you a theory. Give me philosophy and I give you the mind.
206. To some people, it is difficult to conceive non-existence after death than it is to conceive non-existence before birth.
207. Who determines what I must ascribe to as law, when men are governed by the incidence of corruption?
208. I see the universe in my mind and I perceive the infinity of an indeterminate energy.
209. The genuine purpose of laws are not to impose on that society the commandments of ungovernable laws.
210. What you interpret may not be that what others interpret. Therefore, the interpretation is never absent-minded.
211. A thief is always a thief, but a liar is a thief that conceals the truth.
212. Why should I be silent amidst the truth, when my voice echoes the truth?
213. The Logos is the immutable force that governs and the Nous is the undeniable force that provides its substance.
214. Must everything be understood about life or is life in essence, merely all that we understood it to be and to mean?
215. For every logical variable, there must be its opposite force that is operating as a paradoxical form in life and in the universe.
216. Time is the undeniable force that human beings think they can accelerate, when it is impossible to alter its immutable course.
217. Within the particles of dust, I can perceive the substance of the dust and its form with observation. It is motion that draws my perception and not the substance or form of the particular.
218. What am I without emotions? What am I without thought? What am I without instinct? What am I without consciousness? What am I without materiality? An immaterial emptiness.
219. Being a knower does not imply having knowledge. It merely implies that we have the capacity to know.
220. Logic is the immutable force that governs and intellect the undeniable force that provides its reasoning.
221. Man's complexity is to understand the alterity of the world and the universal reality, through the gradual pursuit of knowledge.
222. What is troubling is the perception that we know nothing or pretend to know everything, within that contrariety of this notion.
223. Obstacles are not the extraneous impediments that are imposed upon us, instead the impediments that we impose upon ourselves with our reluctance.
224. Vanity will only blind and disrobe your internal essence, leading you to a pointless existence of a mindless ego.
225. People desire things that they cannot have, but they do not desire the things that they can value. Thus, they disappoint themselves with a superficial materiality.
226. Senseless violence breeds senseless stupidity. That is an undeniable axiom.
227. People believe in many things that appear to have sense, yet discover afterwards that those things are not necessarily the reflection of the truth, but more of our incomplete observation.
228. Few people have a unique sense of perception and observation that is uncommon to many people. Thus, it is a sphere of consciousness that transcends the actual comprehension of ordinary minds.
229. I believe I can attest to a reality that is comparative in nature but transparent in its quintessential form and has no veritable name, except that of my reality.
230. People do not inspire by words alone. They inspire by the fundamentals of purpose and conscious thinking.
231. For every great man that has a vision, there is a lesser man that has none.
232. Life is seldom the construct we imagine, and all it can be to some is the antecedence to the arrival of death.
233. I do not require salvation from a god, when I procure salvation from the tyranny of man.
234. There are people that crave money, when it is only coins carved to be worshipped by ingrates.
235. An idiot is he that claims he knows nothing; a fool is someone that speaks the idiom of the idiot.
236. Who am I amidst the crowd of onlookers, you ask? I am the sole voice of reason.
237. Drama is the sole provocation of the theatre of insanity manifest.
238. If everything that is involved with the process of animation were to die and remain in that invariable state of non-existence through the culmination of that process, would not everything ultimately have to be dead and nothing alive in the universe?
239. Man cannot live by faith or belief alone, because he is a curious being by nature and has the need to explore the truth about his reality.
240. Life is a natural experiment that we experience daily, and the wonders of life are to be understood like the misfortunes that befall, as a part of the influential process of our evolution.
241. From amongst the world of mortal men, there are a selective few of them that are born, with the capacity for the impeccable acumen of intellectual insight of the principles of philosophy.
242. We should not pity the poor because they are simply poor, we should pity the rich. For no wealth could ever make their hearts rich in humility.
243. I can choose to be moral or immoral. I am not born with either trait, but I have a mind that distinguishes what is moral and immoral.
244. Enlightenment is not about desiring a state of perfection. It is about accepting our imperfections and releasing the unnecessary burdens that we realise with consciousness.
245. To sip from the fountain of wisdom is to taste the purity of virtue.
246. It is wiser to be better worthy in duty than to be selfish in grandeur.
247. Man created a god, not a god created man. The myth of a god was first created by man, and the meaning of a god was defined then by this myth.
248. What defines our character is our virtues, and what defines our avidity is our ego. We choose which to pursue in life.
249. It is wiser to be moral than to falter under the influence of corruption, because the temptation of corruption is much more poisonous.
250. Life in itself is not cruel. It is our perception that makes it cruel in its nature.
251. Intellect is the universe of the mind. Reason is the governance of the mind. Logic is the algorithm of the mind.
252. Enlightenment is like a stream of water. It has currents flowing inwardly or outwardly. The stream is the mind and the currents thoughts.
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