17 ideas
7544 | Many people imagine that to experience is to understand [Goethe] |
7541 | Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is [Goethe] |
20653 | Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson] |
7543 | We gain self-knowledge through action, not thought - especially when doing our duty [Goethe] |
7540 | Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws [Goethe] |
7538 | The happiest people link the beginning and end of life [Goethe] |
7127 | If men are good you should keep promises, but they aren't, so you needn't [Machiavelli] |
7542 | The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves [Goethe] |
6309 | The principle foundations of all states are good laws and good armies [Machiavelli] |
6306 | People are vengeful, so be generous to them, or destroy them [Machiavelli] |
6305 | To retain a conquered state, wipe out the ruling family, and preserve everything else [Machiavelli] |
6308 | A sensible conqueror does all his harmful deeds immediately, because people soon forget [Machiavelli] |
7539 | To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well [Goethe] |
6307 | A desire to conquer, and men who do it, are always praised, or not blamed [Machiavelli] |
7486 | Machiavelli emancipated politics from religion [Machiavelli, by Watson] |
19813 | All legislators invoke God in support of extraordinary laws, because their justification is not obvious [Machiavelli] |
7126 | Rulers should preserve the foundations of religion, to ensure good behaviour and unity [Machiavelli] |