janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoFriendship creates between us a shared interest that includes everything"I wouldn’t be your friend if everything that pertains to you were not my concern as well. Friendship creates between…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoOn not choosing sides"What are you up to, Cato? The contest is not for freedom; that was lost long ago. The question is whether Caesar or…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoVirtue, love, duty"the men we live with are not perfect and ideally wise, but men who do very well, if there be found in them but the…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoI am a human being, I regard nothing human as foreign to me"How small a thing it is to refrain from harming someone you ought to help! As if it were highly meritorious when one…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoThe insanity of war"We are insane as a country, and not just as individuals. We reduce the incidence of individual killings, but what…janniklindquist (31)in #politics • 7 years agoA lesson in propagandajanniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoCicero: Profit is evil"for one man to take something from another and to increase his own advantage at the cost of another’s disadvantage is…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoLosing our sense of proportion"reflect often that the majority of human beings become upset and bothered even when nothing bad is either present or…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoVirtue gains much strength by being challenged"our powers can never inspire in us implicit faith in ourselves except when many difficulties have confronted us on…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoThere are many whose faults go undetected only because they are ineffectual"There are many whose faults go undetected only because they are ineffectual: when these grow confident of their…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoPutting up with correction"A good man delights in being admonished, but all the worst people have the hardest time putting up with…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoGrowing through the company of other peopleBecause of Plato we often assume that true moral development can only happen through endless conversations. But we…janniklindquist (31)in #syria • 7 years agoA Voice from SyriaTurn off your tv and put down your newspaper. Listen to real voices from Syria for a change. Hala M Youseffe writes on…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoMake an effort and watch your life improve"real virtue belongs only to a mind that has been trained, thoroughly instructed, and brought to the highest condition…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoThere is no greater comfort in the face of death than mortality itself"There is no greater comfort in the face of death than mortality itself, none in the face of all those external…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoKeep focused"no one can live a truly happy life, or even a bearable life, without philosophy; also, that while it is complete…janniklindquist (31)in #stoicism • 7 years agoDoing the right thing will not necessarily make you popular"you will often have to combine being just with being disgraced. And then if you are wise, you should take delight in…janniklindquist (31)in #syria • 7 years agoNSA Document Says Saudi Prince Directly Ordered Coordinated Attack By Syrian Rebels On Damascusjanniklindquist (31)in #syria • 7 years agoThinking skeptically (also known as critical thinking)"I think Assad is a dictator, madman, and a murderer of his own people." "Who says so? how do you know?" "The NYT…janniklindquist (31)in #copenhagen • 7 years agoWinter morning
