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One of the conclusions arrived at is that the rulers must be philosophers.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Mediocrities are as numerous as they are worth-less: eminent greatness is rare in every respect, since it needs complete perfection, and the higher the species the more difficult is the highest rank in it.
Baltasar Gracian • The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Unabridged Start Publishing LLC)
And kings must humble themselves and never stop seeking worthy people to assist them. They can’t only lord it over others. It they do, they fall from power and lose their thrones.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
Wise men frequent the houses of great noblemen not because they are temples of vanity, but as theatres of good breeding.
Baltasar Gracian • The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Unabridged Start Publishing LLC)
È necessario che tu ti tenga sempre preparato a queste cose: prima, a compiere soltanto quello che la ragione di sovrano e di legislatore ti suggerisce per il bene degli uomini; seconda, a modificare il tuo convincimento, se per caso sopravviene chi sia capace di correggerti e di farti cambiare parere. È tuttavia indispensabile che il tuo giudizio
... See moreMarco Aurelio • I ricordi (Einaudi tascabili. Classici) (Italian Edition)
The whole moral of Wilhelm Meister is that a man's first and greatest duty, whether to others or to himself, is to see that his business in life is a worthy one and suited to his capacities. If he discovers his vocation and pursues it steadily, he will make his outer life of the greatest use and service to the world, and at the same time produce th
... See moreJohann Wolfgang von Goethe • Maxims and Reflections
As the great Renaissance diplomat and courtier Niccolò Machiavelli wrote, “Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.”
Robert Greene • The 48 Laws of Power
“Hurry to your own ruling reason, to the reason of the Whole, and to your neighbor’s. To your own mind to make it just; to the mind of the Whole to remember your place in it; and to your neighbor’s mind to learn whether it’s ignorant or of sound knowledge—while recognizing it’s like yours.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.22
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
Handorakel und Kunst der Weltklugheit (300 Weisheiten für jede Lebenslage): Die Kunst der taktisch-klugen Lebensführung
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