Entelechy is a philosophical term introduced by Aristotle to describe the complete realization of a being's innate purpose. The term comes from the words ἐν (in), τελος (end) and ἔχειν (to have), stating that every being carries within itself its ultimate purpose. Definition and Philosophical Context In...
I contend it only takes one Evidence shows that it only takes one person to ruin a relationship one selfish person. Now, I realize that everyone is selfish to one degree or another. The type of selfishness that ruins relationships is the one that freequently disregards the needs,...
It is true that there are men who, on the approach of severe pain, hear the very opposite call of command, and never appear more proud, more martial, or more happy than when the storm is brewing; indeed, pain itself provides them with their supreme...
There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers. They were all brothers, born of the same old tin spoon. They shouldered their muskets and looked straight ahead of them, splendid in their uniforms, all red and blue. The very first thing in the world that they heard was,...
He is free, whom none can hinder, the man who can deal with things as he wishes. But the man who can be hindered or compelled or fettered or driven into anything against his will, is a slave. And who is he whom none can...
It was Christmas Eve and although it was still afternoon, lights had begun to appear in the shops and houses of the little Russian village, for the short winter day was nearly over. Excited children scurried indoors and only muffled sounds of chatter and laughter...
Out in the woods stood such a pretty little fir tree. It grew in a good place, where it had plenty of sun and plenty of fresh air. Around it stood many tall comrades, both fir trees and pines. The little fir tree was in a...
Trust is not in someone, it is not a relationship. Trust is a quality in you. A man of trust ...
2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to: Mary E. Brunkow Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA Fred Ramsdell Sonoma Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, USA Shimon Sakaguchi Osaka University, Osaka, Japan “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance” They discovered how the immune system is kept in check The body’s powerful immune system must be regulated, or it...
Because deep down I glorified and gave the earth my trust, And never spread my secret wings to flee, But rooted deep in silence my soul unstintingly, Till the fresh waters once again came surging for my thirst, A spring of life, a dancing spring, my spring of ecstasy; Because...
Antoninus Pius, while imperfect, for the most part ruled with prudence, restraint, and moderation. More recently (and much less importantly), my friend and former Foundation for Economic Education president Larry Reed asked me to identify one good Roman emperor—besides Marcus Aurelius. I immediately felt a bit...
And one of the elders of the city said, Speak to us of Good and Evil. And he answered: Of the good in you I can speak, but not of the evil. For...
In the final analysis, where is truth? In the erosion and death we see around us, or in this propensity to believe that the world is indestructible and eternal? I know, it is wise to avoid redundancies. The cosmogonic theories that have succeeded each other...
I thought that my voyage had come to its end at the last limit of my power, that the path before me was closed, that provisions were exhausted, and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity, but I find that thy will knows no end in me, and...
Does a flower really have beauty? Does a fruit really have beauty? No: they have only color and form And existence. Beauty is the name of something that doesn't exist But that I give to things in exchange for the pleasure they give me. It means nothing. So why do I say about...
There one has to be pure in heart The Zuider Zee is a dead sea, or almost. With its flat shores, lost in the fog, there’s no saying where it begins or ends. So we are steaming along without any landmark .. We are making progress...
The first night They approach And pick a flower from our garden And we don’t say anything. The second night, No longer hiding, they Stomp on the flowers, kill our dog, And we don’t say anything. Until one day The weakest of them Enters our house alone Robs us of light, and, Knowing our fear, Take the voice from...
Two neighbours came before Jupiter and prayed him to grant their hearts' desire. Now the one was full of avarice, and the other eaten up with envy. So to punish them both, Jupiter granted that each might have whatever he wished for himself, but only on condition...
Mr. K. talked about the bad habit of silently allowing an injustice suffered to eat at one, and told the following story: A boy was crying to himself and a passerby asked what was wrong. 'I had saved two dimes for the movies,' said the...
Be good, be good, be always good, And now & then be clever, But don’t you ever be too good, Nor ever be too clever; For such as be too awful good They awful lonely are, And such as often clever be Get cut & stung & trodden on by persons of lesser mental...
6. "'Mouse' (in latin "mus") is a syllable. Now a mouse eats cheese; therefore, a syllable eats cheese." Suppose now that I cannot solve this problem; see what peril hangs over my head as a result of such ignorance! What a scrape I shall be...
Do not love half lovers Do not entertain half friends Do not indulge in works of the half talented Do not live half a life and do not die a half death If you choose silence, then be silent When you speak, do so until you are finished Do not silence...
While many legendary philosophers and writers developed their ideas during long solitary strolls through the city streets or the countryside, Camus was mostly indebted to the football pitch. One can imagine a young Camus shouting at the referee (in French, of course), “That was absurd, you...
Men of Athens, do not interrupt, but hear me; there was an agreement between us that you should hear me out. And I think that what I am going to say will do you good: for I have something more to say, at which you...
The story of Alcyone and Ceyx is very touching and portrays the love that triumphs over tragedy. This young couple was so much in love that neither the gods nor death could set them apart. Alcyone followed her husband to the other life and did...
Mr. Keuner was in the country with his small son. One morning, he came upon him crying in a corner of the garden. He inquired as to the cause of the unhappiness, was told it, and continued his way. But when on his return the boy was...
Perhaps the best way to understand what is meant by zest will be to consider the different ways in which men behave when they sit down to a meal. There are those to whom a meal is merely a bore; no matter how excellent the...
Yet if life does have a meaning, it is surely not of this contemplative kind. The meaning of life is less a proposition than a practice. It is not an esoteric truth, but a certain form of life. As such, it can only really be...
There was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon...
A father left 17 Camels as an Asset for his Three Sons. When the Father passed away, his sons opened up the will. The Will of the Father stated that the Eldest son should get Half of 17 Camels, The Middle Son should be given 1/3rd of 17...
