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“This was the method which I adopted: I first assumed some principle which I judged to be the strongest, and then I affirmed as true whatever seemed to agree with this, whether relating to the cause or to anything else; and that which disagreed I regarded as untrue. ...I want to show you the nature of that cause which has occupied my thoughts, and I shall have to go back to those familiar words which are in the mouth of everyone, and first of all assume that there is an absolute beauty and goodness and greatness, and the like; grant me this, and I hope to be able to show you the nature of the cause, and to prove the immortality of the soul.”
The Trials Of Socrates • Plato“The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. It’s one thing to say I’m the type of person who wants this. It’s something very different to say I’m the type of person who is this.”
Atomic Habits • James Clear“You want praise from people who kick themselves every fifteen minutes, the approval of people who despise themselves. (Is it a sign of self-respect to regret nearly everything you0 do?) ”
Book VIII • Marcus Aurelius“Complete possession is proved only by giving.”
Reflections on Literature and Morality • Andre Gide“One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.”
Human, All Too Human • Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche