When it is forgotten that the first word of political reason is the recognition of the contingency of the political order, every absurdity proves rational.
— Jacques Rancière
Tag Archives: twisdom
Real Play
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
Heraclitus
#twisdom #play
Authentic Action
To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.
Goethe
#twisdom #courage
Think Different
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
#twisdom #critique
New Days
Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.
Mark Twain
#twisdom #attitude
The Living Listen
Those unmindful when they hear, for all they make of their intelligence, may be regarded as the walking dead.
Heraclitus
#twisdom #listening #mindfulness
Change Makes
It is in changing that things find purpose.
Heraclitus
#twisdom #change
Wealthy Poverty
We are enriched not by what we possess, but by what we can do without.
Kant
#twisdom #wealth
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
