“In order to be good, one needs to be virtuous, not "nice". In order to be true, one needs to be honest, not "authentic". In order to be wise, one needs to be discriminating, not "open-minded". And in order to be civilized, one needs to be principled, not "sophisticated".” WisdomTruthVirtueHonestyCivilizationDiscriminationAuthenticityOpen MindednessSophisticationNiceness Author:Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski
“When it turns out that the greatest enemy of truth is not falsehood, but gibberish, it turns out that the greatest intellectual virtue is not deductive brilliance or factual erudition, but common sense. When it turns out that the greatest enemy of decency is not hatred, but arbitrariness, it turns out that the greatest moral virtue is not kindness or mercy, but perseverance. When it turns out that the greatest enemy of good taste is not vulgarity, but ostentation, it turns out that the greatest aesthetic virtue is not elegance or refinement, but moderation. And when it turns out that the greatest enemy of civilization is not barbarity, but infantilism, it turns out that the greatest cultural virtue is not sophistication, but integrity.” VirtueIntegrityCivilizationPerseveranceCommon SenseSophisticationEruditionGibberishArbitrarinessInfantilism Author:Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski
“An anarchist is someone who rejects the curious notion that crimes become virtues as they grow in size.” PeaceVirtueCrimeAnarchismAnarchist Book:The Pith of Life: Aphorisms in Honor of Liberty Source: The Pith of Life: Aphorisms in Honor of Liberty