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I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked, because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly.”
William Weaver • The Name of the Rose
Instead, when you are measuring someone’s character, look at these traits in terms of degree. Everyone lies at some time or in some way. But not everyone is a pathological liar. Look for degrees of imperfection.
John Townsend • Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't
“When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top—credit for the good deed or a favor in return?” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.73
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
Beaucoup, je crois, seraient arrivés à la sagesse, s'ils n'eussent imaginé l'avoir atteinte, s'ils ne se fussent dissimulé en partie leurs imperfections ou n'eussent passé sur celles qui frappaient le plus leurs yeux. Car ne crois pas que les flatteries d'autrui nous soient plus mortelles que les nôtres. Qui ose se dire la vérité ? Qui,
Sénèque • Sénèque : Oeuvres complètes illustrées (31 titres annotés et complétés) (French Edition)
“A man’s best treasure is a thrifty tongue.”
Ryan Holiday • Ego Is the Enemy
Goethe (avec Eckermann) : « Si j’avais voulu me laisser aller sans contrainte, il ne tenait qu’à moi de me ruiner à fond avec tous ceux qui m’entourent… » La première chose est qu’on apprenne à se dominer.
Albert Camus • Carnets (Tome 1) - mai 1935 - février 1942 (French Edition)
“Our minds are hurt more often by overeating than by hunger.” — Petrarch
Repousser ses limites est une course sans fin vers l’abîme.
Guillaume MEURICE • Petit éloge de la médiocrité (French Edition)
“The difference between wisdom and folly is that fools know only what they think, but the wise know that they are the ‘thinker.’