9 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
3916 | Hopi consistently prefers verbs and events to nouns and things [Whorf] |
3917 | Scientific thought is essentially a specialised part of Indo-European languages [Whorf] |
23896 | We see our character as a restricting limit, but also as an unshakable support [Weil] |
23894 | The concept of character is at the centre of morality [Weil] |
23893 | We don't see character in a single moment, but only over a period of time [Weil] |
23895 | We modify our character by placing ourselves in situations, or by attending to what seems trivial [Weil] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
3915 | The Hopi have no concept of time as something flowing from past to future [Whorf] |