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| Aristotle |
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, together with Socrates and Plato, laid much of the groundwork for western philosophy. In 335, Aristotle founded his own school, the Lyceum, in Athens, where
he spent most of the rest of his life studying, teaching and writing.
1. The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
2. All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
3. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
4. Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
5. He who hath many friends hath none.
6. Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they
who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living
well.
7. If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be
found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike
share in government to the utmost.
8. Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a
mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in
which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.
9. We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.
10. We make war that we may live in peace.
11. No one loves the man whom he fears.
12. Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
13. The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since
there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is
willing, in great crises, to give even his life knowing that under
certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.
14. Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.
15. The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
16. Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
17. Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.
18. Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.
19. In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
20. Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
21. Anybody can become angry that is easy, but to be angry with the
right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the
right purpose, and in the right way that is not within everybody's power
and is not easy.
22. The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
23. For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so
too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.
24. He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who
participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave
by nature.
25. Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
26. A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and
complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning and
middle and end.
27. Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
28. There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
29. What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
30. Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
31. Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
32. Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.
33. No one loves the man whom he fears.
34. The secret to humor is surprise.
35. A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.
36. It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.
37. Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.
38. The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature
nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their
reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
39. The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
40. A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
41. A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to
religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a
ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they
do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his
side.
42. If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.
43. Education is the best provision for old age.
44. Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in
any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free,
they claim to be absolutely equal.
45. Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
46. Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
47. All men by nature desire knowledge.
48. The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear
rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the
punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
49. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
50. The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.
51. This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their
children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth
and are more certain that they are their own.
I can’t get over the discouraging words that I received, because it comes
from a member of our group whom I didn't thought would say that words to a
co-member like me, unless he or she is not a member of the group.
I asked in a courteous way, if I can have a Diploma from a short course they
sponsored, but he/she answer me, a direct discouraging words which is wronged
because the group told it already that if we want to have a Diploma we must just
send a request message, this is my reason that's why I asked, but I got discouraged.
His/her action put the group in denial, the group told it but he/she denied it.
I can‘t blamed this person, Maybe he/she did not attended the last meeting of
the group before they held the said short study event, that's why he/she responds
with that words, I had no bad feeling with him/her, I respect his/her position
over me, I'm just telling what I feel, it's not right words, I think, he/she should think twice and
coordinate with the group before he/she acted.
I been encountered several person like this before, it‘s their attitude because
they feel they are higher than the other, we can‘t blame them they have the
right on their own attitude, no one can change them but them self.
What we will do if someone wrongly say a discourage/wronged words?
First, understand them, sometimes they are a negative people, they
didn't think first before they say something.
Told them that he/she is wrong, but if you have can’t do that, stay away
from him/her and watch your move in front of him/her.
If you want something don’t go with him/her, ask someone else who know the
matter.
Beware of them; Negative people can be critical sometimes, tend to drop
insensitive comments that are hurtful, especially if they are directed at you.
Objectify his/her comment rather than take his/her words personally,
recognize that he/she is just offering a point of view and see if there is
anything you can learn from what he/she said.
Be mindful of spending time with them, by spending more time with negative
people, your thought and emotion will slowly become negative too.
If everything fails, reduce contact with them or drop them from your life.
Be thankful for difficult people in your life, from them, you will know who you don't want to be.
We didn‘t know the feeling of other, we come from different race, there is
less sensitive and so sensitive person, we didn‘t know if the words we say is
nice or bad to other, so, we should think before we act, we should go down to
the level where we cannot hurt their ego or feelings.
Think about this;
“We create our fate every day . . . most of the ills we suffer from are
directly traceable to our own behavior.” ― Henry Miller
"To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains. It is to live in a way that respects and enables the freedom of others "
Nelson Mandela - South African visionary / Nobel peace prize
What does it mean to respect and enable the freedom of others? How
must I live if I am to respect the freedom of others? Could it mean to
be free of judgement? Could it mean that I will accept an individual
where they are: their position in life, their looks, their thoughts, and
their actions? By living my life to be respectful of others means that I
live in a way that upholds others as worthy human beings. To enable
freedom in others could mean that by my example of being respectful that
others are given the space, freedom and encouragement to choose and
explore: when, where, and how they will grow and improve. We each walk a
different path in life, yet respect and love unites us all as one.
Notice how much respect and love you allow into your life and into the
lives of others.
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