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← Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 4 Nov 2022 to 30 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature Feeling much for others and little forourselves is the perfection of humannature AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who cannot feel the littleness of their own great things tend to overlook the greatness of little things in others — tap to centre the map on it People who cannot feel thelittleness of their own great thingstend to overlook the greatness oflittle things in others OK Okakura Kakuzō — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: People without love keep everything for themselves, while loving people belong wholly to others — tap to centre the map on it People without love keep everythingfor themselves, while loving peoplebelong wholly to others TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: In judging a society, every consideration is subordinate to the relative amount of human happiness — tap to centre the map on it In judging a society, everyconsideration is subordinate to therelative amount of human happiness HM Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — tap for who they are Same subject: Judging one people by another misses the truth; judging a nation by the essentials of human happiness sees it as it is — tap to centre the map on it Judging one people by another missesthe truth; judging a nation by theessentials of human happiness seesit as it is HM Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are hardwired for the feeling of giving their all to something they care about, and feel it when watching excellence in others. — tap to centre the map on it People are hardwired for the feelingof giving their all to somethingthey care about, and feel it whenwatching excellence in others. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 BS Brad Stulberg — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: When fortunate people find too little enjoyment in life, the cause is generally that they care for nobody but themselves — tap to centre the map on it When fortunate people find toolittle enjoyment in life, the causeis generally that they care fornobody but themselves JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value people set on the opinion of others is out of all proportion to anything it can gain them — tap to centre the map on it The value people set on the opinionof others is out of all proportionto anything it can gain them AS Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it A city of only the very rich andvery poor is one of masters andslaves, without friendship AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not growboring, because pleasures spaced farenough apart do not wear out. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it After age 30 people start seeingfriends less, and older menespecially are left with no sociallife. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature Last stated c. 1759–1777 Holds Adam Smith Read this korrent →