1,131 Quotes by Criss Jami

Only the man who thinks himself a fool is as wise as he thinks.

The hardest chore to do, and to do right, is to think. Why do you think the common man would choose labor, partially, as a distraction from his own thoughts? It is because that level of stress, he most absolutely abhors.

To the short-sighted, through the fog, God must be a monster.

The survival of poor opinions can make a thinker feel as though he is failing humanity.

I have heard some amid the world's 'progressive' movements declare that Jesus is not a Christian. To serve a christ who is not a Christian seems more of a personal admission: it is to say that he is a hypocrite and does not follow his own teachings. While the debate as to what it truly entails continues for many, to be a Christian is merely roughly translated as being a follower of Christ.

I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules.

The logic behind patriotism is a mystery. At least a man who believes that his own family or clan is superior to all others is familiar with more than 0.000003% of the people involved.

To be intuitive is to possess a godly characteristic: to be bad at second-guessing the good.

Be careful not to appear obsessively intellectual. When intelligence fills up, it overflows a parody.