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Read this korrent: Restraining lusts out of love of praise makes people less base but not holy
Restraining lusts out of love of praise makes people less base but not holy
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice — tap to centre the map on it
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — 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 physical advantage, men lower women further to make them merely alluring
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: God surely values one person growing in virtue more than restraining ten vicious ones — tap to centre the map on it
God surely values one person growing in virtue more than restraining ten vicious ones
JM
John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Disbelieving a church ruling on a matter of fact is not heresy, though it may be presumptuous, because on facts that authority is not infallible — tap to centre the map on it
Disbelieving a church ruling on a matter of fact is not heresy, though it may be presumptuous, because on facts that authority is not infallible
Last stated 370 years ago
23 Jan 1657
BP
Blaise Pascal — holds since 1657-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worship that obeys a law forbidding mercy is a curse to mankind — tap to centre the map on it
A worship that obeys a law forbidding mercy is a curse to mankind
Last stated 174 years ago
5 Jul 1852
FD
Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alongside a healthy passion for equality, a depraved one prefers equality in slavery to unequal freedom — tap to centre the map on it
Alongside a healthy passion for equality, a depraved one prefers equality in slavery to unequal freedom
AT
Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possession of any church — tap to centre the map on it
Holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possession of any church
Last stated 133 years ago
27 Sept 1893
SV
Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-27 — 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 by politicians, as the offspring of flattery working on pride
BM
Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
AE
Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 been perpetually 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 its government only when its poor are well 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
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Restraining lusts out of love of praise makes people less base but not holy
Last stated c. 413–426 CE
Holds Augustine of Hippo
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Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Similar wording
Not content with their physical advantage, men lower women further to make them merely alluring
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Mary Wollstonecraft
Similar wording
God surely values one person growing in virtue more than restraining ten vicious ones
Last stated c. 1644
Holds John Milton
Similar wording
Disbelieving a church ruling on a matter of fact is not heresy, though it may be presumptuous, because on facts that authority is not infallible
Last stated 23 Jan 1657 · 370 years ago
Holds Blaise Pascal
Similar wording
A worship that obeys a law forbidding mercy is a curse to mankind
Last stated 5 Jul 1852 · 174 years ago
Holds Frederick Douglass
Similar wording
Alongside a healthy passion for equality, a depraved one prefers equality in slavery to unequal freedom
Last stated c. 1835
Holds Alexis de Tocqueville
Similar wording
Holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possession of any church
Last stated 27 Sept 1893 · 133 years ago
Holds Swami Vivekananda
Similar wording
Moral virtues were contrived by politicians, as the offspring of flattery working on pride
Last stated c. 1714–1733
Holds Bernard Mandeville
Same subject: discipline
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ralph Adolphs
Same subject: discipline
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: discipline
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: America
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated 1 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds Alex Epstein
Same subject: America
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Josh Marshall
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: happiness
A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Cal Newport