One always speaks badly
when one has nothing to say.
(Voltaire: Commentaries on Comeille.)
Κατηγορία: Philosophy
Voltaire, «Satire..»
One needs a dash of satire
to enliven a eulogy.
(Voltaire.)
Bertrand Russell, «No one…»
No one gossips about
other people’s secret virtues.
(Bertrand Russell: On Education.)
Marcus Aurelius, «Even in a palace…»
Even in a palace life may be lived well.
(Marcus Aurelius: Meditations.)
Rūmī, «Lovely days…»
Lovely days don’t come to you,
you should walk to them.
(Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī.)
Confucius, «Humility…»
Humility is the solid
foundation of all virtues.
(Confucius.)
Buddha, «Just as a candle…»
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,
men cannot live without a spiritual life.
(Buddha.)
Montesquieu, «Virtue…»
Virtue itself needs limits.
(Montesquieu: De l’esprit des lois.)
Yisrael Meir Kagan, «Temptation…»
Temptation laughs at the fool
who takes it seriously.
(Yisrael Meir Kagan: The Chofetz Chaim.)
Cicero, «Malice…»
Malice is cunning.
(Cicero: De Natura Deorum.)