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moderns, was the first who conceived a method of knowledge, although neither of them always distinguished the bare outline or form from the substance of truth;
“companies have borrowed models from gambling design in order keep us on our devices (like the casino’s model to keep players in front of slot machines). Using rewards—providing a sense of mission, offering buzzes and beeps that cue our hormonal system, meeting the felt need for companionship, and more—they’ve mastered the science of keeping us glued to our screens.”
― Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments
― Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments
“goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love [emphasis added].”
― Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
― Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
“They find detachment from the old selfish nature too difficult, painful, and burdensome, so they neglect to perform the actions that would maintain and deepen relationships of love. They harden their hearts toward any change that requires sacrifice or surrender on their part.”
― Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
― Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
“When careers replace religion as a source of meaning, worth, and identity, laziness still carries significant weight. Our society measures personal worth in terms of productivity, efficiency, and the maximization of our potential. So we’d better get busy, or we’ll be good for nothing.”
― Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
― Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
“If you wish to be rich, you should know that it is neither a good thing nor at all in your power: but if you wish to be happy, you should know that it is both a good thing and in your power, for the one is a temporary loan of fortune, and happiness comes from the will.”
― Enchiridion
― Enchiridion
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