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Good Has Two Meanings

Sunday, 12 January 2014

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody. (Aristotle)



Good Has Two Meanings

Mother Of Revolution

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty. (Aristotle)



Mother Of Revolution

Chance is Perhaps

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when He did not want to sign.



Chance is Perhaps

The So Called

The so-called Pythagoreans, who were the first to take up mathematics, not only advanced this subject, but saturated with it, they fancied that the principles of mathematics were the principles of all things. (Aristotle)



The So Called

The Disappointment

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth. (Benjamin Disraeli)



The Disappointment

Hope

Hope is a waking dream



Hope

Anybody Can

Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy. Aristotle



Anybody Can

Million People

If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.



Million People

Education

Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.



Education

Man is Not

Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter. (Benjamin Disraeli)



Man is Not

Anatole France

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned.



Anatole France

Until One

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.



Until One

The Basis

The basis of a democratic state is liberty. (Aristotle)



The Basis

Poverty

Poverty is the parent of revolution. (Aristotle) 



Poverty

A Friend

A friend to all is a friend to none. (Aristotle)



A Friend
 

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