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105 Powerful Health and Fitness Quotes to Inspire Greatness | Bloom to Fit. Enter name and email for free blog updates A quote is powerful. Although merely a collection of words and phrases, a quote can sometimes be the tipping point that inspires and cultivates greatness in an individual. It can lead to action. And action can lead to change. Although short and simple, quotes can create movement. An internal revolution of sorts. Originating from some of the most brilliant and inspiring minds the world has ever seen, they never stop circulating. It’s a beautiful thing of perpetuity and I think it’s a worthy cause to support the propagation. In an effort to help spread the virus, I’ve put together a collection of 105 of my favorite health and fitness quotes. Let’s dig in… Note: Feel free to hit the tweet button beside any of the quotes you see below to share the post.

“The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” “Everyone faces defeat. Live. ENEMY-IS-FEAR. Dalai Lama Quotes. List of 39 Famous Greek Philosophers and Statesmen who are known to have lived past the age of 70. Ancient Philosophy Timeline. Top 10 Reasons Science Is Another Religion. Our World As a Biologist with a PhD in Neurosciences, I’m well aware that this is a controversial subject for both scientists and religious people alike. Scientists consider it ridiculous even to entertain the notion that science, a human achievement built on logic and reason, could possibly have anything in common with religious myths.

The faithful, on the other hand, are reluctant to warm up to the idea that Science, a human creation, could be compared to divine religion. But let’s compare: try to keep an open mind, and an objective – but not necessarily scientific -perspective, and we’ll see whether the two are so different after all. Science Thinks Humans are Special It is understandable that religion might place man in the center of the universe – but for science to do so is inexcusable. There is absolutely no scientific reason why human understanding – above that of slugs, dolphins and monkeys – should be wide enough to encompass the universe. Science Reveres Its Own Saints. Ontological Argument for the Existence of God  One of the most fascinating arguments for the existence of an all-perfect God is the ontological argument. While there are several different versions of the argument, all purport to show that it is self-contradictory to deny that there exists a greatest possible being.

Thus, on this general line of argument, it is a necessary truth that such a being exists; and this being is the God of traditional Western theism. This article explains and evaluates classic and contemporary versions of the ontological argument. Most of the arguments for God's existence rely on at least one empirical premise. In contrast, the ontological arguments are conceptual in roughly the following sense: just as the propositions constituting the concept of a bachelor imply that every bachelor is male, the propositions constituting the concept of God, according to the ontological argument, imply that God exists. Table of Contents 1. It is worth reflecting for a moment on what a remarkable (and beautiful!) 2. A. St. Life.

7 Lessons From 7 Great Minds. Have you ever wished you could go back in time and have a conversation with one of the greatest minds in history? Well, you can’t sorry, they’re dead. Unless of course you’re clairaudient, be my guest. But for the rest of us, we can still refer to the words they left behind. Even though these great teachers have passed on, their words still live, and in them their wisdom.

I’ve made a list of seven what I believe are some of the greatest teachings by the world’s greatest minds. 1. “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” - Lawrence J. In order for us to achieve our dreams, we must have a vision of our goals. Action: Visualize a life of your wildest dreams. 2. “It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The best way to learn something is to dive right in to it. Action: You must define your fears in order to conquer them. 3. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Plato and his dialogues : home.