Justice to others is charity for ourselves.
(Montesquieu: Persian Letters.)
Κατηγορία: Philosophy
Heraclitus, «The people should fight for their law…»
The people should fight for their law
as for their city wall.
(Heraclitus.)
Seneca, «Successful crime…»
Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.
(Seneca: Hercules Furens.)
Pascal, «Fame is so sweet…»
Fame is so sweet that we love anything
with which we connect it, even death.
(Pascal: Pensées.)
Μarcus Αurelius, «You may break your heart…»
You may break your heart,
but men will still go on as before.
(Μarcus Αurelius: Meditations.)
Nietzsche, «Formula…»
Formula of my happiness:
a Yes, a No, a straight line,
a goal . . .
(Nietzsche: Twilight of the Idols.)
Newton, «Plato…»
Plato is my friend,
Aristotle is my friend,
but my greatest friend is truth.
(Newton: From notes.)
Laplace (?), «What we know…»
What we know is not much.
What we do not know is immense.
(Laplace (?).)
Kahlil Gibran. “To belittle…”
To belittle, you have to be little.
(Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet.)
Buddha. “You will not be punished…”
You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.
(Buddha.)