ethics

"The Pythagoreans called the monad "intellect" because they thought that intellect was akin to the One; for among the virtues, they likened the monad to moral wisdom; for what is correct is one. And th…"

"Once there was a certain man who was very clever, but it was his character to always see the negative points of his jobs. In such a way, one will be useless."

"The basic characteristics noted have been confirmed many other times in various ways. Still, there appears to be no method to validate such evidence except by personal experience and observation by ot…"

"We will indulge in all those miscellaneous commercial operations, which when conducted on a small scale are called thieving, but a large scale, financing."

"A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it disregards the principles which it should preserve…"

"cannot leave because he is afraid of his successor and of the anger which will be unleashed in many whom he has oppressed, lied to and deceived ... he has a very bad character; he has not hesitated to…"

"Of course most people underestimate the warrior characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman peoples anyway. It takes a heap of piety to keep a Viking from wanting to go sack a city."

"The characteristic of a well-bred man is, to converse with his inferiors without insolence, and with his superiors with respect and with ease."

"Posttraumatic stress disorder , commonly occurs among prostituted women, and is indicative of their extreme emotional distress. PTSD is characterized by anxiety, depression, insomnia, irritability, fl…"

"Taking again as an example the need to appear perfect, I would be interested primarily in understanding what this trend accomplishes for the individual , and also what consequences the trend has on hi…"

"There is definitely a fuck-you quality to the characters I choose."

"It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive characteristic."

"He was reminded of a Dutch book whose moral he often returned to: De Schoonheid van hoogspanningslijnen in het Hollandse landschap, written by a couple of academics in Rotterdam University, Anne Kieke…"

"People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy."

"Mutual commitment to ideals -- yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions -- no."

"Your character, Apollon Zamp, is marred by a certain paltriness of spirit, a diffused universal distrust which I truly deplore."

"This book has neither the virtue of irony nor deserves the sympathy reserved for the truly mad."

"Independent character is like independent thought, it cannot be developed without criticism."

"On the other hand, the free states carry on their government on the principle of the equality of men. We think slavery is morally wrong, and a direct violation of that principle. We all think it wrong…"

"There is a great danger that the Parliamentary nations and merciful, tolerant forces in the world will be knocked out quite soon by the heavily armed, unmoral dictatorships. But I believe there is sti…"