Forwarded from Conatus
“The weak often have revolutionary sentiments; they think they would be well off if they were not ruled, and fail to perceive that they can rule neither themselves nor others.”
— J.W. Goethe (Maxims & Reflections, §216)
— J.W. Goethe (Maxims & Reflections, §216)
Insanity in individuals is something rare—but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.
Jesus said to his Jews: "The law was for servants;—love God as I love him, as his Son! What have we Sons of God to do with morals!"
Love brings to light the noble and hidden qualities of a lover—his rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive as to his normal character.
Descartes [...] recognized only the authority of reason: but reason is only a tool, and Descartes was superficial.