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Tag Archives: @philo_quotes
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters. – Plato What does that mean? Consider your national identity. It might not be true for you, but at one point it was a sufficiently common trait to label … Continue reading
Posted in action, character, contribution, growth, setting an example, value
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. – Spinoza What does that mean? To me, this quote describes the simple duality of the future. Hope and fear, they are the two sides of the … Continue reading
Posted in balance, fear, future, hope, reflection, understanding
Tagged @philo_quotes, balance, fear, hope, Spinoza
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous. – Plato What does that mean? This is an interesting quote about knowledge and how it is applied. It is in the application that knowledge becomes evil or virtuous. Some of … Continue reading
Posted in character, examine, knowledge, motivation, value, virtue
Tagged @philo_quotes, evil, knowledge, Plato, virtuous
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Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.
Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands. – Seneca What does that mean? This is not the best citation ever, but that’s all I have. I find this interesting due to the way it is stated, … Continue reading
Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else’s head instead of with one’s own.
Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else’s head instead of with one’s own. – Arthur Schopenhauer What does that mean? Many of us will, from time to time, try to imagine what someone is thinking, or how they came … Continue reading
Posted in decision, growth, knowledge, learning, self improvement, thinking
Tagged @philo_quotes, Arthur Schopenhauer, head, reading, thinking
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We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.
We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them. – Rousseau What does that mean? This quote interested me as I was taught this way as a child. Books to read, ideas and demon-strations provided, … Continue reading
Posted in curious, habits, learning, passion, potential, work
Tagged @philo_quotes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, sciences, taste, teach
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Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.
Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth. – Cicero What does that mean? This quote is an alternate translation of “Natura inest mentibus nostris insatiabilis quædam cupiditas veri videndi.” in Latin, or in English: … Continue reading
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it. – Epictetus What does that mean? He might have had an ulterior motive for this quote, presuming he actually … Continue reading
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. – Epicurus What does that mean? This is a description of an age old battle. Do we become happy by adding to … Continue reading
I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.
I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being. – Confucius What does that mean? Ever feel like you should be doing something else? Ever feel like something inside of you desperately wants to … Continue reading
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The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts. – Virgil What does that mean? To me, this quote is about contribution. It does … Continue reading
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. – Confucius What does that mean? To reuse words from the quote, this is about the only constant in life, and that is change. Everything around us is … Continue reading
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Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last. – Seneca What does that mean? This quote is about the eternal battle between the bright idea, blurted out and the measured and thoughtful response, given after careful con-sideration. This … Continue reading
Posted in caution, delay, observation, preparation, thinking, time
Tagged @philo_quotes, best, genius, prudence, Seneca
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The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.
The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel What does that mean? We begin our learning with the word “NO!” As young children, it is a word we hear … Continue reading
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Tagged @philo_quotes, fault, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, learner, scholar
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The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.
The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it. – Arthur Schopenhauer What does that mean? As I am past that point of inflection, I find this quote fascinating. Personally, I might … Continue reading →
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