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“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“Liberty is good, but more important is order, and the maintenance of order justifies any means.”
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“My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it—all idealism is mendaciousness in the face of what is necessary—but love it”
― On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo
― On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo
“The ultimate goal of Pythagorean and Platonic philosophy was assimilation to god through the cultivation of virtue and truth. It meant a return to the first principles reached through philosophical education (paideia) and recollection (anamnesis), scientific investigation, contemplation, and liturgy (or theurgic ascent), based on the ineffable symbols and sacramental rites.”
― The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Pythagorean and Platonic Philosophy
― The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Pythagorean and Platonic Philosophy
“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
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Stoicism
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A book club on ancient and modern texts discussing the Greco-Roman philosophy of Stoicism and its contemporary applications in daily life.
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