Mastodawn

The Rash, the Lazy, Lover, none’s so wild,
But may be tame, and may be wisely mild,
If they consult true Vertue’s Rules with care,
And lend to good advice a patient ear.

[Invidus, iracundus, iners, vinosus, amator,
nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,
si modo culturae patientem commodet aurem.]

Horace (65-8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 1, l. 38ff (1.1.38-40) (20 BC) [tr. Creech (1684)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/horace/78567/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #advice #anger #brutalishness #character #coarseness #culture #degradation #drunkenness #envy #faults #gluttony #lust #moralcharacter #norms #reform #rehabilitation #selfcontrol #selfimprovement #sloth #society #temperament #vice #virtue #wisdom #wrath

WIST Quotations Jun 2

A quotation from Mignon McLaughlin

Many who would not take the last cookie would take the last lifeboat.

Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 3 (1963)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/61…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #character #danger #moralcharacter #opportunity #politeness #selfpreservation #pettiness

7of9

Nov 5, 2024

#DonaldTrump If even Jeffrey Epstein says that you are a bad person https://youtu.be/8JaI7LUKXTo #JeffreyEpstein
#BadPerson
#Politics
#Corruption
#CriminalCharges
#Accountability
#Justice
#SocialMedia
#YouTube
#SecularTalk
#KyleKulinski
#PoliticalCommentary
#LeftWing
#Progressive
#PoliticalAccountability
#Transparency
#Ethics
#MoralCharacter
#PublicFigure
#Responsibility

EXPOSED: INSANE Trump Epstein Story You Have To See To Believe | The Kyle Kulinski Show

YouTube

WIST Quotations has moved!Jun 3, 2024

A quotation from Chamfort, Nicolas:

«
In great actions men show themselves as they ought to be, in small actions as they are.

[Dans les grandes choses, les hommes se montrent comme il leur convient de se montrer; dans les petites, ils se montrent comme ils sont.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/69612/

#quote #quotes #quotation #appearance #character #expectations #facade #importance #insight #moralcharacter #personality #event #challenge

Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 "Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées]," ch. 1, ¶ 52 (1795) [tr. Hutchinson (1902), "The Cynic's Breviary"] - Chamfort, Nicolas | WIST Quotations

In great actions men show themselves as they ought to be, in small actions as they are. [Dans les grandes choses, les hommes se montrent comme il leur convient de se montrer ; dans les petites, ils se montrent comme ils sont.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: In great matters men…

WIST

DaveKaz May 10, 2024

Every time I am at the grocery store or Target, I find shopping carts in disarray. I mutter to myself every time “what the hell is wrong with people” as I put away the stray or disorganized carts. #MoralCharacter

https://bigthink.com/thinking/everyday-philosophy-heres-the-quickest-test-of-your-moral-character/

Everyday Philosophy: The quickest way to test your moral character

This week we look at the ethics behind the "Shopping Cart Litmus Test" and explore what it says about modern society.

Big Think

WIST Quotations has moved!Jun 8, 2023

A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:

«««««
Many who would not take the last cookie would take the last lifeboat.
»»»»»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/61091/

#quote #quotes #quotation #character #danger #moralcharacter #opportunity #politeness #selfpreservation

Education and Sharing Day Apr 2, 2023

Education must not only impart knowledge but also teach students how to live by forming and strengthening their moral character to make a better life for themselves, their families, and for society as a whole.
— Governor Tim Walz

#EducationAndSharingDay #Minnesota #TimWalz #Education #MoralCharacter