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I like it. What I can do is to add more to the /s/books I post. I read many
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Written in 1682 by William Penn, this text is a collection of thoughts in the style of the bible's Proverbs, or the stoic Meditations.
I think we would all greatly benefit by sharing insights gained from books we've read (basically the only way to go since no one person can read them all) so here are my favorite "fruits":
Men are generally more careful of the Breed of their Horses and Dogs than of their Children.
In all Debates, let Truth be thy Aim, not Victory, or an unjust Interest: And endeavor to gain, rather than to expose thy Antagonist.
Men are too apt to be concerned for their Credit, more than for the Cause.
Wisdom never uses nor wants [Cunning]. Cunning to Wise is an Ape to a Man.
He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.
It were endless to dispute upon everything that is disputable.
Remember [your servant] is thy Fellow-Creature, and that God's Goodness, not thy Merit, has made the Difference betwixt Thee and Him.
We are too careless of Posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next Generation will be.
If we would amend the World, we should mend Our selves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.
The Country life is to be preferr'd; for there we see the Works of God; but in Cities little else but the Works of Men: And the one makes a better Subject for our Contemplation than the other.
So there you have it. Halfway through the first book. I like texts like these because it serves as something of a reference point for what normal humans believe. Makes me feel a little less alone in this clown world.
Written in 1682 by William Penn, this text is a collection of thoughts in the style of the bible's Proverbs, or the stoic Meditations.
I think we would all greatly benefit by sharing insights gained from books we've read (basically the only way to go since no one person can read them all) so here are my favorite "fruits":
85. Men are generally more careful of the Breed of their Horses and Dogs than of their Children.
133. In all Debates, let Truth be thy Aim, not Victory, or an unjust Interest: And endeavor to gain, rather than to expose thy Antagonist.
136. Men are too apt to be concerned for their Credit, more than for the Cause.
151. Wisdom never uses nor wants [Cunning]. Cunning to Wise is an Ape to a Man.
163. He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.
184. It were endless to dispute upon everything that is disputable.
197. Remember [your servant] is thy Fellow-Creature, and that God's Goodness, not thy Merit, has made the Difference betwixt Thee and Him.
213. We are too careless of Posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next Generation will be.
214. If we would amend the World, we should mend Our selves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.
220. The Country life is to be preferr'd; for there we see the Works of God; but in Cities little else but the Works of Men: And the one makes a better Subject for our Contemplation than the other.
So there you have it. Halfway through the first book. I like texts like these because it serves as something of a reference point for what normal humans believe. Makes me feel a little less alone in this clown world.
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