From Lucretius: “For as children tremble and fear everything in the blind darkness, so we in the light sometimes fear what is no more to be feared than the things children in the dark hold in terror and imagine will come true.”
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Great Work Wednesday
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever read. It’s massive, sprawling, and comprehensive in its coverage of roughly 1300 years of history. The name is somewhat deceptive. It isn’t just a history of theContinue reading “Great Work Wednesday”
Quote of the day 09/25/23
From Aristotle: “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”
Quote of the day 09/24/23
From Plato: “Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”
Quote of the day 09/23/23
From Plato: “Thinking – the talking of the soul with itself.”
Quote of the day 09/22/23
From Plato: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
Quote of the day 09/21/23
From Plato: “Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”
Quote of the day 09/20/23
From Plato: “The untrained mind keeps up a running commentary, labelling everything, judging everything. Best to ignore that commentary. Don’t argue or resist, just ignore. Deprived of attention and interest, this voice gets quieter and quieter and eventually just shuts up.”
Quote of the day 09/19/23
From Marcus Aurelius: “The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
Quote of the day 09/17/23
From Plato: “Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”
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