12 ideas
13560 | A wise man is not subservient to anything [Seneca] |
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
7491 | The phases of human thought are theological, then metaphysical, then positivist [Comte, by Watson] |
13558 | The supreme good is harmony of spirit [Seneca] |
13559 | I seek virtue, because it is its own reward [Seneca] |
13561 | Virtue is always moderate, so excess need not be feared [Seneca] |
13562 | It is shameful to not even recognise your own slaves [Seneca] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
13564 | There is far more scope for virtue if you are wealthy; poverty only allows endurance [Seneca] |
13563 | Why does your wife wear in her ears the income of a wealthy house? [Seneca] |
13565 | If wealth was a good, it would make men good [Seneca] |
13557 | Unfortunately the majority do not tend to favour what is best [Seneca] |