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← Words are tools the wise reckon with, but fools treat them as money, valuing them by the authority of famous names

7 connected korrents · 1 moment from 1 Feb 1867 to 1 Feb 1867.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Words are tools the wise reckon with, but fools treat them as money, valuing them by the authority of famous names Words are tools the wise reckon with, butfools treat them as money, valuing them bythe authority of famous names TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain — tap to centre the map on it The mind of the superior person isset on what is right; the mind ofthe petty person is set on gain CO 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 thetruth, not the truth by its holders AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it A wise ruler need not keep his wordwhen it would harm him and itsreasons are gone, because people arenot wholly good NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — 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, thinkof equalling them; when you see theopposite, look inward and examineyourself CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Educate people to be capable and sensible, and they will make themselves capable professionals — tap to centre the map on it Educate people to be capable andsensible, and they will makethemselves capable professionals Last stated 160 years ago 1 Feb 1867 JM John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People seem to measure by false standards, seeking power, success and riches while undervaluing what is truly precious in life — tap to centre the map on it People seem to measure by falsestandards, seeking power, successand riches while undervaluing whatis truly precious in life SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Words are tools the wise reckon with, but fools treat them as money, valuing them by the authority of famous names Last stated c. 1651 Holds Thomas Hobbes Read this korrent →