As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
~ Jean-Paul Sartre
:::
As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
~ Jean-Paul Sartre
:::
Thus it is that the superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of Heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.
~ Confucius
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
~ Confucius
The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.
~ Confucius
I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.
~ Confucius
We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to come.
~ Milan Kundera
:::
The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.
~ Confucius
When we ignore the body, we are more easily victimized by it.
~ Milan Kundera
:::
Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.
~ Confucius