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Human nature is hunted and has fled into sanctuary.
G. K. Chesterton • The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]
Here O’Connor recognizes what Augustine saw clearly in his own prayer journal, the Confessions—that living well depended on the reordering of our loves. To love our success more than God and our neighbor hardens the heart, making us less able to feel and to sense.
Timothy Keller • Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God
Day after day we seek an answer to the ageless question Aristotle posed in Ethics: How should a human being lead his life?
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
In order to live in accord with nature, it is necessary to know what nature is; and to this end a threefold division of philosophy is made—into Physics, dealing with the universe and its laws, the problems of divine government and teleology; Logic, which trains the mind to discern true from false; and Ethics, which applies the knowledge thus gained
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IF you want to know what is meant by “God’s will” in man’s life, this is one way to get a good idea of it. “God’s will” is certainly found in anything that is required of us in order that we may be united with one another in love. You can call this, if you like, the basic tenet of the Natural Law, which is that we should treat others as we would
... See moreThomas Merton • New Seeds of Contemplation
la philosophie, en tant que conduite de vie, est indissolublement une logique, une éthique, une physique.
Pierre Hadot • La Citadelle intérieure : Introduction aux Pensées de Marc Aurèle (Essais) (French Edition)

« Pendant que l’on attend de vivre, la vie passe » (Sénèque, Lettres à Lucilius, I, 1).
Pierre Hadot • Exercices spirituels et philosophie antique (Bibliothèque de l'Evolution de l'Humanité) (French Edition)
des « modèles » de vie, des formes fondamentales, selon lesquelles la raison peut être appliquée à l’existence humaine, des types de recherche de la sagesse. C’est précisément la pluralité des écoles antiques qui est précieuse. Elle nous permet de comparer les conséquences des différentes attitudes fondamentales possibles de la raison, elle offre
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