In today’s Quote of the Day, The Sage reflects on our uneasy relationship with quiet: “The problem with silence is that most people only notice it when it’s gone.” A thoughtful, humorous reminder to appreciate stillness before it’s lost amid the constant noise of modern life.
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Quote of the Day: A Clear Conscience
In today’s Quote of the Day, The Sage offers a wry take on self-forgiveness: “A clear conscience is usually the result of a bad memory.” A humorous yet compassionate reflection on how forgetfulness often helps us live with ourselves — and why a spotless conscience may not be proof of virtue.
Quote of the Day: Seeing the light
In today’s Quote of the Day, The Sage muses on the limits of common sense: “Common sense is like a torch — most useful to those still in the dark.” A witty reflection on wisdom, humility, and the danger of thinking our small light reveals the whole truth.
Quote of the Day: Search for Meaning
In today’s Quote of the Day, The Sage muses on life’s quiet simplicity: “Some people search for meaning. Others make a cup of tea and let it find them.” A warm, humorous reflection on patience, peace, and how sometimes wisdom arrives not through effort — but through stillness.
Quote of the Day: Patience
In today’s Quote of the Day, The Sage reflects on the quiet art of patience: “Patience is what you have when doing nothing starts to look like progress.” A gentle, witty reminder that stillness can be strength, and sometimes the best way forward is to wait with grace — and a smile.
Quote of the Day: Wisdom
In today’s Quote of the Day, The Sage muses that wisdom isn’t about answers but about patience and humour. “Wisdom isn’t knowing the answer — it’s remembering the question long enough to laugh at it.” A light-hearted reflection on curiosity, humility, and the joy of not knowing.
About The Sage
Discover the remarkable story of The Sage, Dorchester’s most eccentric philosopher. From his biscuit-based enlightenment to his wildly impractical wisdom, The Sage blends British humour, tea, and quiet confusion into a philosophy that proves enlightenment can happen anywhere — even in Dorset.
A measure for pleasure?
Can pleasure be measured in terms of quantity as well as quality? What’s more pleasurable to a ten-year-old – a kitten, a teddy bear, or a bar of chocolate? Can we turn a subjective concept like pleasure into an objective measure or comparison? A man called “Jeremy” thought so. Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) was an EnglishContinue reading “A measure for pleasure?”
Remembering and forgetting in Ireland.
Where does tradition meet collective memory? In considering this question it is important to clarify the terms “tradition” and “collective memory”. The Oxford English Dictionary defines tradition as ‘A belief, statement, custom, etc., handed down by non-written means (esp. word of mouth, or practice) from generation to generation; such beliefs, etc., considered collectively.’ The keyContinue reading “Remembering and forgetting in Ireland.”
How did Sartre and Beauvoir explain the philosophy of existentialism?
Did Simone de Beauvoir improve on Sartre’s views? Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was the leading light in the philosophy of existence known as existentialism and an award-winning author. Together with Simone de Beauvoir (1908—1986) – herself a preeminent French existentialist philosopher and writer – he would hang out in Parisian Cafes in the 1940s withContinue reading “How did Sartre and Beauvoir explain the philosophy of existentialism?”
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