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But doubtless Plato was right in foreseeing that unless kings became philosophical themselves, they would never take the advice of real philosophers, drenched as they are and infected with false values from boyhood on.

[Sed bene haud dubie praeuidit Plato, nisi reges philosophentur ipsi, nunquam futurum, ut peruersis opinionibus a pueris imbuti, atque infecti penitus philosophantium comprobent consilia.]

Thomas More (1478-1535) English lawyer, social philosopher, statesman, humanist, Christian martyr
Utopia, Book 1, ch. 1 “Discourses of Raphael Hythloday” (1518 ed.) [tr. Adams (1992 ed.)]

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More, Thomas - Utopia, Book 1, ch. 1 "Discourses of Raphael Hythloday" (1518 ed.) [tr. Adams (1992 ed.)] | WIST Quotations

But doubtless Plato was right in foreseeing that unless kings became philosophical themselves, they would never take the advice of real philosophers, drenched as they are and infected with false values from boyhood on. [Sed bene haud dubie praeuidit Plato, nisi reges philosophentur ipsi, nunquam futurum, ut peruersis opinionibus a…

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Stuff I found Mar 28

Allow your sons to cry. It'll help them to grow up being a healthy adult!

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An olive branch. Who can be a #healer. It's a #powerful #narrative in their underlying subconscious whether you address it directly or not. It is a factor in the #religious #upbringing and it's one that #MissKitty totally subscribes to. The power of faith is what's taking her to #GA & #PA. 🔦🔦🔦

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I’m not #submitting to #patriarchy or failing to "control my #sexual urges" by wanting #kids. I want to #give them what we were #denied, and so many before us: #unconditional #love, deep #respect, and an #upbringing in #community #care, #ecological #reciprocity, and #critical #compassion.

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A quotation from Jung

Nothing exerts a stronger psychic effect upon the human environment, and especially upon children, than the life which the parents have not lived.

Carl Jung (1875-1961) Swiss psychologist
Lecture (1929-06), “Paracelsus,” Literary Club of Zurich, Paracelsus House, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland [tr. Hull (1966)]

More about this quote: wist.info/jung-carl/82671/

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Jung, Carl - Lecture (1929-06), "Paracelsus," Literary Club of Zurich, Paracelsus House, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland [tr. Hull (1966)] | WIST Quotations

Nothing exerts a stronger psychic effect upon the human environment, and especially upon children, than the life which the parents have not lived. (Publication notes.) Collected in The Spirit in Man, Art, and Literature, Part 1, "Paracelsus," ¶ 3 (1929).

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Dec 4

A quotation from Edna St. Vincent Millay

With him for a sire and her for a dam,
What should I be but just what I am?

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
Poem (1920-11), “The Singing-Woman from the Wood’s Edge,” Vanity Fair, Vol. 14, No. 3

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Poem (1920-11), "The Singing-Woman from the Wood's Edge," Vanity Fair, Vol. 14, No. 3 - Millay, Edna St. Vincent | WIST Quotations

With him for a sire and her for a dam, What should I be but just what I am? Collected in A Few Figs from Thistles (1921). "Singing-Woman" is usually hyphenated in collections, but in Vanity Fair it was rendered "Singin' Woman" and in the original publication in Figs as…

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The OW Factor Sep 29, 2025

A fox or a wraith?

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A fox or a wraith?

Decent sleep was hard to find overnight. As I sat looking out over a darkened pasture, waiting for the sun to rise and sipping my first cup of coffee, I spotted the shadow of a fox (or was it a wra…

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Osna.FM Aug 16, 2025

A new biography of Xi Jinping's father, the prominent political figure Xi Zhongxun (1913-2002), offers insights into the formative years of the current Chinese... https://news.osna.fm/?p=11816 | #news #biography #reveals #strict #upbringing

New Biography Reveals Strict Upbringing - Osna.FM

Explore the challenging childhood of Xi Jinping revealed in a new biography of his father, offering insights into the formative years of China's leader and the disciplinary practices of his generation.

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