#phil

If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin. ↗

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously ↗

— Confucius

#harmony

...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#philosophy #problems

There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#philip-pullman #young-adult #children

Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked. ↗

— Fulton J. Sheen

#christianity #criticism #judgement #philosophy #spirituality

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ↗

— Anonymous

#philippians- #christ

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. ↗

— Aristotle

#philosphy #self-discovery #enemy

Fas est ab hoste doceri. One should learn even from one's enemies. ↗

— Ovid

#latin #philosophy #enemy

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies. ↗