"The character building virtues of self help are regularly preached by those who do not want to give help to those in desperate need."
Eva Figes
"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed."
Herman Melville
Eva Figes
"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed."
Herman Melville
(30-11-2021, 09:09 PM)namtak Wrote:Yep, he was indeed. (27-11-2021, 02:05 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Strange lot, those ancient Greeks - no lack of wisdom but they had slaves & women weren't exactly full citizens in the same way as men were.Wasn't Marcus Aurelius a roman?
Nonetheless there are plenty of their old sayings that I love; this is a favourite:
"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
Marcus Aurelius
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)