12 ideas
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
20482 | Virtue inspires Stoics, but I want a good temperament [Montaigne] |
541 | Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias] |
20480 | There is not much point in only becoming good near the end of your life [Montaigne] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
22876 | Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey] |
22875 | Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey] |
22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |
20481 | Nothing we say can be worse than unsaying it in the face of authority [Montaigne] |
20479 | People at home care far more than soldiers risking death about the outcome of wars [Montaigne] |
542 | Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias] |