We are enriched not by what we possess, but by what we can do without.
Kant
#twisdom #wealth
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Friend Yourself
All friendly feelings toward others are an extension of the friendly feelings a person has for herself.
Aristotle
#twisdom #self-respect
Rare Freedom
Although we are free whenever we are willing to get back to ourselves, it seldom happens that we are willing.
Henri Bergson
#twisdom #freedom #creativity
Crazy Times
Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Friedrich Nietzsche
#twisdom #insanity #politics
Thinking’s Paradox
Never am I less alone than when I am by myself, never am I more active then when I do nothing.
Cato
#twisdom #thinking #action
Timeless Works
Some books are undeservedly forgotten, none are undeservedly remembered.
W.H. Auden
#twisdom #timelessness
Self Friendship
Conscience is the anticipation of the fellow who awaits you if and when you come home.
Hannah Arendt
#twisdom #ethics #thinking
Seas of Language
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by language.
Wittgenstein
#twisdom #language #philo
Static Quo
It is not because things are difficult that we do not venture. It is because we do not venture that things are difficult.
Seneca
#twisdom #action #courage
Dangerous Shelter
The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.
Alexander von Humboldt
#twisdom #experience #openmindedness
