11 ideas
3067 | A philosopher should have principles ready for understanding, like a surgeon with instruments [Aurelius] |
22026 | Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis] |
3072 | Everything is changing, including yourself and the whole universe [Aurelius] |
19591 | Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis] |
1477 | Being manly and brave is the result of convention, not of human nature [Plutarch] |
3066 | Nothing is evil which is according to nature [Aurelius] |
3071 | Justice has no virtue opposed to it, but pleasure has temperance opposed to it [Aurelius] |
1478 | Animals don't value pleasure, as they cease sexual intercourse after impregnation [Plutarch] |
3069 | The art of life is more like the wrestler's than the dancer's [Aurelius] |
3065 | Humans are naturally made for co-operation [Aurelius] |
1479 | Animals have not been led into homosexuality, because they value pleasure very little [Plutarch] |