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← The knowledge of people of heart lifts them up, while knowledge of the body weighs them down

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 24 May 1689 to 22 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under America America Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The knowledge of people of heart lifts them up, while knowledge of the body weighs them down The knowledge of people of heart liftsthem up, while knowledge of the bodyweighs them down RU Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others — tap to centre the map on it Knowing others is discernment andknowing oneself is intelligence;overcoming oneself is mightier thanovercoming others LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Only the educated keep a steady heart without a secure livelihood; ordinary people without one will not — tap to centre the map on it Only the educated keep a steadyheart without a secure livelihood;ordinary people without one will not ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn — tap to centre the map on it Keep company with people who willimprove you, and with those you canimprove; both sides learn SE Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other — tap to centre the map on it Good people are thought to growbetter through their friendship,each taking the mould of thequalities they admire in the other AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Wisdom is discerning what is true in whatever one learns, from whoever says it — tap to centre the map on it Wisdom is discerning what is true inwhatever one learns, from whoeversays it TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes — tap to centre the map on it Hoping to know through otherpeople's understanding is probablyas unreasonable as hoping to seethrough their eyes Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature — tap to centre the map on it Seeking, knowing and believing truthis the highest good of human nature FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it A little philosophy inclines themind to atheism, but depth inphilosophy brings it back toreligion FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 4 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — 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 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 ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The knowledge of people of heart lifts them up, while knowledge of the body weighs them down Last stated c. 1258–1273 Holds Rumi Read this korrent →