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Palamedes

Odysseus fakes insanity, early 17th century tapestry. Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum, Ptuj Slovenia Although he is a major character in some accounts of the...

26 September, 2022

This is hard for somebody who has not made a success of life (JEAN-PAUL SARTRE)

Many people have but one resource to sustain them in their misery; to think, "circumstances were against me, I was worthy of better....

25 September, 2022

Transhumanism, when mortals want to become immortal

A fringe group of scientists and tech moguls think they're closing in on the fountain of youth. Here's everything you need to know: What...

24 September, 2022

Gratitude Is Awareness (AMY E. DEAN)

There’s a story of a spiritual teacher whose daily sermons were powerful and inspiring. Hours of preparation often went into creating such messages...

23 September, 2022

Baruch Spinoza (WARBURTON)

Most religions teach that God exists somewhere outside the world, perhaps in heaven. Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was unusual in thinking that God is...

21 September, 2022

Whether It Is Better For A Prince To Be Loved Than Feared? (NICOLO MACHIAVELLI)

Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that...

20 September, 2022

I Wonder How Many People in This City (LEONARD COHEN)

I wonder how many people in this city live in furnished rooms. Late at night when I look out at the buildings I swear I see...

19 September, 2022

Voices (CONSTANTINE P. CAVAFY)

Ideal and beloved voices of those who are dead, or of those who are lost to us like the dead. Sometimes they speak to us in...

18 September, 2022

Does this path have a heart is the only question. If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn’t, it is of no use. (LEO BUSCAGLIA)

The next point is that everybody has his own path. There are a thousand paths to discovering yourself, to becoming. Every one of...

17 September, 2022

They thought that they had made a fool of Abraham Lincoln (OSHO)

I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln. When he became the president of America, his father was a shoemaker. And, naturally, egoistic people were...

16 September, 2022