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Friedrich Nietzsche on what true intellectual power looks like
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (705+ words) Home - Related news - Psychology “A man’s intellectual power is measured by the amount of humor he is capable of using.” The sentence is repeatedly attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche and anchors a popular argument that wit reveals an agile, independent mind....
Simone Weil: in the heart of every human being, despite the crimes suffered, there is the expectation that good will be done
1+ week, 4+ day ago (803+ words) Home - Related news - Psychology More than eight decades after Simone Weil wrote through the darkness of World War II, one sentence still cuts through modern debates about dignity. In a concise English rendering, she argued, “In the heart of every…...
Viktor Frankl, neurologist and psychiatrist: everything can be taken from a man except one thing, the last of the human freedoms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (826+ words) Home - Related news - Psychology Some experiences cannot be erased, explained away, or returned to their starting point. A modern paraphrase of Viktor Frankl’s thinking puts it this way, “When we cannot change what has happened, we can still decide what…...
Immanuel Kant: a person's intelligence is measured by how much uncertainty they can carry, not by any exam or degree
1+ week, 5+ day ago (786+ words) Home - Related news - Psychology “The intelligence of a person is measured by the amount of uncertainty they can bear.” The line circulates online as a sharp test of mental strength, usually under the name of Immanuel Kant. It feels made…...
Immanuel Kant, German philosopher: "A man's dignity lies in his capacity to hold to his own moral principles"
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (882+ words) Home - Psychology - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher: “A man’s dignity lies in his capacity to hold to his own moral principles” Do you do right because it is right, or because someone might catch you? A line circulating online says dignity…...
Epictetus, Stoic philosopher: "The door that closes in front of you can also teach you your own way of existing"
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (771+ words) Home - Psychology - Epictetus, Stoic philosopher: “The door that closes in front of you can also teach you your own way of existing” A job rejection can arrive in one cold email. A relationship can end in a conversation that lasts…...
Immanuel Kant, German philosopher: "You are not free when you break every rule but when you choose to obey reason within yourself"
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (861+ words) Home - Psychology - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher: “You are not free when you break every rule but when you choose to obey reason within yourself” Is freedom simply doing whatever you feel like? A line widely attributed to Immanuel Kant says,…...
Seneca, philosopher and orator: "We suffer more often in imagination than in reality," which is why your worst fears rarely come true
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (874+ words) Home - Psychology - Seneca, philosopher and orator: “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality,” which is why your worst fears rarely come true Nearly 2,000 years before group chats, doomscrolling, and late-night worry spirals, Seneca put a sharp sentence to…...
Confucius, philosopher: "We have two lives, and the second begins when we understand that we only have one"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (759+ words) Home - Psychology - Confucius, philosopher: “We have two lives, and the second begins when we understand that we only have one” Most people know the feeling. The week disappears, the phone keeps buzzing, and the things that matter most get pushed…...
Socrates, philosopher: "Whoever is not content with what they have would not be content with what they wish they had"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (842+ words) Home - Psychology - Socrates, philosopher: “Whoever is not content with what they have would not be content with what they wish they had” A famous line often attributed to Socrates says, “He who is not content with what he has would…...