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← Once rank mattered, being and seeming split apart, and pomp, deceit and their vices followed

17 connected korrents · 5 moments from 4 Nov 2022 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Once rank mattered, being and seeming split apart, and pomp, deceit and their vices followed Once rank mattered, being and seemingsplit apart, and pomp, deceit and theirvices followed JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scholars came to chase fine phrasing more than substance, soundness and judgment — tap to centre the map on it Scholars came to chase fine phrasingmore than substance, soundness andjudgment FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1605 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's perfection lies in what they are, not in what they have — tap to centre the map on it A person's perfection lies in whatthey are, not in what they have OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it In society people cannot avoid beingdivided into rich who command andpoor who serve VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: What a person does, and how we judge it, depends on circumstances rather than character — tap to centre the map on it What a person does, and how we judgeit, depends on circumstances ratherthan character GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Charity attends to what a man ought to be rather than what he is or may become — tap to centre the map on it Charity attends to what a man oughtto be rather than what he is or maybecome JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral virtues were contrived by politicians, as the offspring of flattery working on pride — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtues were contrived bypoliticians, as the offspring offlattery working on pride BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Not content with their physical advantage, men lower women further to make them merely alluring — tap to centre the map on it Not content with their physicaladvantage, men lower women furtherto make them merely alluring MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: As civilization grows, the qualities that helped humans win the struggle for existence become defects — tap to centre the map on it As civilization grows, the qualitiesthat helped humans win the strugglefor existence become defects TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — 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
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At the centre Once rank mattered, being and seeming split apart, and pomp, deceit and their vices followed Last stated c. 1754–1755 Holds Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read this korrent →