To be is to be perceived
Existence depends on being observed or experienced
To be is to be perceived in a sentence
“Berkeley's idealism: esse est percipi.”
Origin of To be is to be perceived
George Berkeley, A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710)
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The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of
Emotion operates by a logic beyond rational analysis
No man is an island
Humans are interconnected; no one is truly independent
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation
Most people suppress their dissatisfaction and unfulfilled dreams
What does not kill me makes me stronger
Surviving hardship increases resilience
Hell is other people
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