36 ideas
14519 | It is a great good to show reverence for a wise man [Epicurus] |
14518 | In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously [Epicurus] |
501 | Reason is a more powerful persuader than gold [Democritus (attr)] |
14524 | Bodies are combinations of shape, size, resistance and weight [Epicurus] |
14521 | If everything is by necessity, then even denials of necessity are by necessity [Epicurus] |
514 | Beauty is merely animal without intelligence [Democritus (attr)] |
8113 | Art is like understanding a natural language, and needs a grasp of a symbol system [Goodman, by Gardner] |
525 | Behave well when alone, and feel shame in you own eyes [Democritus (attr)] |
502 | Good breeding in men means having a good character [Democritus (attr)] |
507 | Virtuous love consists of decorous desire for the beautiful [Democritus (attr)] |
14522 | What happens to me if I obtain all my desires, and what if I fail? [Epicurus] |
521 | We should only choose pleasures which are concerned with the beautiful [Democritus (attr)] |
505 | Good and true are the same for everyone, but pleasures differ [Democritus (attr)] |
508 | Only accept beneficial pleasures [Democritus (attr)] |
520 | The great pleasures come from the contemplation of noble works [Democritus (attr)] |
522 | Moderation brings more pleasures, and so increases pleasure [Democritus (attr)] |
506 | Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not an adult [Democritus (attr)] |
3563 | Pleasure and virtue entail one another [Epicurus] |
523 | It is as brave to master pleasure as to overcome the enemy [Democritus (attr)] |
3560 | Justice is merely a contract about not harming or being harmed [Epicurus] |
497 | Be virtuous from duty, not from fear [Democritus (attr)] |
503 | Virtue doesn't just avoid evil, but also doesn't desire it [Democritus (attr)] |
518 | A bad life is just a drawn-out death [Democritus (attr)] |
499 | Repentance of shameful deeds is salvation [Democritus (attr)] |
524 | Virtue comes more from practice than from nature [Democritus (attr)] |
14517 | We value our own character, whatever it is, and we should respect the characters of others [Epicurus] |
519 | One must avoid even speaking of evil deeds [Democritus (attr)] |
14513 | Justice is a pledge of mutual protection [Epicurus] |
500 | The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the person wronged [Democritus (attr)] |
526 | Small appetite makes poverty equal to wealth [Democritus (attr)] |
1539 | The endless desire for money is a crueller slavery than poverty [Democritus (attr)] |
511 | It is better to have one intelligent friend than many unintelligent [Democritus (attr)] |
498 | It is a great thing, when one is in adversity, to think of duty [Democritus (attr)] |
14515 | A law is not just if it is not useful in mutual associations [Epicurus] |
1541 | It is better to be poor in a democracy than be rich without freedom [Democritus (attr)] |
14520 | It is small-minded to find many good reasons for suicide [Epicurus] |