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That is why Seneca's remark, that even the smallest things may be taken as evidence of character, is so true: argumenta morum ex minimis quoque licet capere.[1] If a man shows by his absolutely unscrupulous and selfish behaviour in small things that a sentiment of justice is foreign to his disposition, he should not be trusted with a penny unless
... See moreArthur Schopenhauer • The Collected Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics)
“Take a good hard look at people’s ruling principle, especially of the wise, what they run away from and what they seek out.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.38
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
« On me donnait une habileté de conduite, une profondeur de vues particulière, des artifices d’ambition que je n’avais nullement, et d’autre part on prenait mon mécontentement de moi, mon ennui et ma réserve pour de la hauteur, défaut qui me fait plus d’ennemis que les plus gros vices. On me croyait rusé et souterrain parce que j’étais silencieux ;
... See moreNicolas Baverez • Le Monde selon Tocqueville: Combats pour la liberté (French Edition)
The most foolish of all errors is for clever young men to believe that they forfeit their originality in recognising a truth which has already been recognised by others.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • Maxims and Reflections
SIX at 6: The Seemingly Frivolous, Reading A Tongue, Experiencing A Spoon, Authenticating Paintings, The Systematic Choices, and Great Revelations
“Words are like leaves and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.” Alexander Pope.
Ray Bradbury • Fahrenheit 451
Quelle que soit votre situation, quoi que vous fassiez, votre pire ennemi vit déjà en vous : votre ego.
Ryan Holiday • L'ego est l'ennemi (French Edition)
Il dit souvent que “chaque personne doit déterminer quelle dose de vérité elle est capable de supporter”.