20 ideas
7893 | Our life is the creation of our mind [Anon (Dham)] |
16567 | Scientists know everything about nothing, philosophers nothing about everything [Sagan,D] |
23825 | We seek truth only because it is good [Weil] |
7898 | The world is just the illusion of an appearance [Anon (Dham)] |
23826 | Beauty, goodness and truth are only achieved by applying full attention [Weil] |
7894 | Hate is conquered by love [Anon (Dham)] |
23833 | The good is a nothingness, and yet real [Weil] |
23808 | There are two goods - the absolute good we want, and the reachable opposite of evil [Weil] |
7899 | Even divine pleasure will not satisfy the wise, as it is insatiable, and leads to pain [Anon (Dham)] |
7896 | The foolish gradually fill with evil, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)] |
7897 | The wise gradually fill with good, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)] |
7895 | Don't befriend fools; either find superior friends, or travel alone [Anon (Dham)] |
23831 | The essence of power is illusory prestige [Weil] |
23830 | A group is only dangerous if it endorses an abstract entity [Weil] |
23809 | Our only social duty is to try to limit evil [Weil] |
23807 | The collective is the one and only object of false idolatry [Weil] |
23810 | Charity is the only love, and you can feel that for a country (a place with traditions), but not a nation [Weil] |
23811 | If effort is from necessity rather than for a good, it is slavery [Weil] |
7900 | Speak the truth, yield not to anger, give what you can to him who asks [Anon (Dham)] |
23765 | The soul is the intrinsic value of a human [Weil] |