11 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
8766 | In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)] |
7494 | Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)] |
8767 | Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)] |
8765 | All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
23169 | Democratic institutions become impossible in a fanatical democracy [Russell] |
23170 | Liberal opinions are tentative rather than dogmatic, and are always responsive to new evidence [Russell] |
23172 | Empiricist Liberalism is the only view for someone who favours scientific evidence and happiness [Russell] |
23171 | Empiricism is ethically superior, because dogmatism favours persecution and hatred [Russell] |
8768 | Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)] |