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← The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain
8 connected korrents · 1 moment from 31 Aug 1837 to 31 Aug 1837.
Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain
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Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Words are tools the wise reckon with, but fools treat them as money, valuing them by the authority of famous names — tap to centre the map on it Words are tools the wise reckon with, but fools treat them as money, valuing them by the authority of famous names
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The mind takes on the character of the thoughts it habitually holds — tap to centre the map on it The mind takes on the character of the thoughts it habitually holds
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Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself — tap to centre the map on it When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself
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Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders
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Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — 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 and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others
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Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Character is higher than intellect — tap to centre the map on it Character is higher than intellect Last stated 189 years ago
31 Aug 1837
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Piety founded on reason and truth is secure; piety founded on feeling and inclination will not last — tap to centre the map on it Piety founded on reason and truth is secure; piety founded on feeling and inclination will not last
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Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are