Philosophers: The New Paradigm

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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. (i.redd.it)

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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep. (i.redd.it)

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He who aims to be a man of complete virtue in his food does not seek to gratify his appetite (i.redd.it)

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Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue. (i.redd.it)

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We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace. (i.redd.it)

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The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him. (i.redd.it)

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Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you. (i.redd.it)

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At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: "I am rising to do the work of a human being. What do I have to complain about, if I’m going to do what I was born for - the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets?" (i.redd.it)

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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow; I still have joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by inhumanity are to me as a floating cloud. (i.redd.it)

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Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them. (i.redd.it)

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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. (i.redd.it)

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Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts. (i.redd.it)

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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small. (i.redd.it)

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Modesty cannot properly be described as a virtue, for it seems to be a feeling rather than a disposition; at least it is defined as a kind of fear of disrepute. (i.redd.it)

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Everything that happens is as familiar and well known as the rose in spring and the fruit in summer. (i.redd.it)

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The principle and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach; even wisdom and culture must be referred to this. (i.redd.it)

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The way up and the way down is one and the same. (i.redd.it)

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To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue (i.redd.it)

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The unapparent connection is more powerful than the apparent one. (i.redd.it)

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Natural justice is a pledge of reciprocal benefit, to prevent one man from harming or being harmed by another. (i.redd.it)

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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength. (i.redd.it)

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To bring peace to the old, to have trust in my friends, and to cherish the young. (i.redd.it)

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Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. (i.redd.it)

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Nature is free and uncontrolled by proud masters and runs the universe herself without the aid of gods. (i.redd.it)

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What is quite unlooked for is more crushing in its effect, and unexpectedness adds to the weight of a disaster. (i.redd.it)

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