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.
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What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.
الحب هو أكثر الحالات الإنسانية تحيّزًا وتعصّبًا لأنه يتضمن تمييز المحبوب وتفضيله عمّن سواه.
And the lover is the most fanatic and judgemental of all humans.
And the lover is the most fanatic and judgemental of all humans.