19 ideas
7914 | To try to be wise all on one's own is folly [Rochefoucauld] |
11257 | The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis] |
11235 | 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis] |
11277 | Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis] |
11248 | Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis] |
7544 | Many people imagine that to experience is to understand [Goethe] |
7541 | Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is [Goethe] |
7118 | La Rochefoucauld's idea of disguised self-love implies an unconscious mind [Rochefoucauld, by Sartre] |
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] |
7912 | Judging by effects, love looks more like hatred than friendship [Rochefoucauld] |
7915 | Supreme cleverness is knowledge of the real value of things [Rochefoucauld] |
7917 | Realising our future misery is a kind of happiness [Rochefoucauld] |
7538 | The happiest people link the beginning and end of life [Goethe] |
7913 | Virtue doesn't go far without the support of vanity [Rochefoucauld] |
7916 | True friendship is even rarer than true love [Rochefoucauld] |
9299 | We are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring [Rochefoucauld] |
7542 | The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves [Goethe] |
7539 | To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well [Goethe] |