Tuesday, 20 February 2007

“I do not believe in the immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern without any superhuman authority behi

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Ethics as distinct from morals in the face of objective truth Einstein introduces an interesting argument regarding ethics, the afterlife an...

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing”- Abraham Lincoln

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Character embellishes the reputation The character of the individual is understood to be the personal attributes that enable him or her to r...
Saturday, 17 February 2007

“There are two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

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Einstein identifies a dichotomy both in the individual and also in the society. This could be interpreted as the spiritual and the rational ...

“Mediocrity doesn’t mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters”- Ayn Rand

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Rand here attributes plain mundaneness to have a more malicious core. He asserts that jealousy and a lack of motivation is the source of id...

Come my friends, ‘tis not too late to seek a newer world- Tennyson

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Tennyson encourages us all as a society and as individuals to collectively seek a new world. He values ambition and drive which does not ...

Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success- yours or his-

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The way we feel towards our close friends is continuously modulated by his or her achievements in life. This aspect of human relationships i...
Thursday, 8 February 2007

The difference between a smart person and a wise person is that a smart person knows what to say and a wise person knows whether or not to say it. Quo

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The ‘wise vs. smart’ argument has been anonymously brought to the table by some associate in university circles. This person obviously value...