“Shall we just carelessly allow children to hear any casual tales which may be devised by casual persons, and to receive into their minds ideas for the most part the very opposite of those which we should wish them to have when they are grown up?” Republic
“We are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous.” Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
"The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved." The Analects of Confucius
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. The World As Will and Representation
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