“The idea does not belong to the soul; it is the soul that belongs to the idea.”
Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist
Vol. I, par. 216
Collected Papers (1931-1958)
“Hugo Chavez has tried to steal an inspiring phrase — 'Patria o muerte, venceremos.' It does not belong to him. It belongs to a free Cuba.”
quoting Fidel Castro's speech-ending slogan "Fatherland or death, we shall overcome"
2007 campaign for Republican nomination for United States President
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“The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?”
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942), p. 248
Context: It is not good for ordinary people to say, "I am He." The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
The upshot of the whole thing is that, no matter what path you follow, yoga is impossible unless the mind becomes quiet. The mind of a yogi is under his control; he is not under the control of his mind.
“The future does not belong to men…”
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) eighteenth President of the French Republic
L'avenir n'appartient pas aux hommes...
Speech, December 1967
Fifth Republic and other post-WW2
“Truth does not belong to an individual.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher
10th Conversation with D. Bohm, Brockwood Park, UK and Gstaad, Switzerland (27 September 1975)
1970s
P. D. Ouspensky (1878–1947) Russian esotericist
Card 0 : The Fool
The Symbolism of the Tarot (1913)
Context: "What has he in the bag?" I inquired, not knowing why I asked. And after a long silence the voice replied: "The four magic symbols, the sceptre, the cup, the sword and the pentacle. The fool always carries them, although he has long since forgotten what they mean. Nevertheless they belong to him, even though he does not know their use. The symbols have not lost their power, they retain it in themselves.
