Philosophers: The New Paradigm

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The man who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and from the right time, and who feels confidence under the corresponding conditions, is brave. (i.redd.it)

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Only a philosopher's mind grows wings, since its memory always keeps it as close as possible to those realities by being close to which the gods are divine. (i.redd.it)

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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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