“The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.” MenGivingDoeWisdomCareCertainKnowingWiseTroubleConditionsDangerWillingCrisisWorthwhileNicomachean EthicsLife Crisis Author:Aristotle
“Nature herself in times of great poverty or bad climatic conditions, as well as poor harvest, intervenes to restrict the increase of population of certain countries or races; this, to be sure, by a method as wise as it is ruthless.” WellsCountryCertainPoorRacePovertyWiseConditionsIncreaseMethodPopulationHarvestRuthless Author:Thomas Malthus
“Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.” PeopleWellsGovernmentEasyWiseConditionsSubjectsRichesSecureCommodityRendering Book:ESSAYS AND TREATISES ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS. Source: ESSAYS AND TREATISES ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS.
“Of course you want to drive that out of yourself because you want to be wise, not foolish. You also have to allow for the self-serving bias of everybody else because most people are not going to remove it all that successfully, the human condition being what it is. If you don't allow for self-serving bias in your conduct, again you're a fool.” PeopleIfsWantHumansSelfCoursesWiseConditionsFoolFoolishRemoveServingHuman ConditionBiasBeing WiseSelf Serving Author:Charlie Munger
“What is especially disturbing about the political left is that they seem to have no sense of the tragedy of the human condition. Instead, they tend to see the problems of the world as due to other people not being as wise or as noble as themselves.” PeopleWorldHumansProblemSeemsPoliticalLeftWiseConditionsTragedyDuesNobleHuman ConditionDisturbing Book:Dismantling America: And Other Controversial Essays Source: Dismantling America: And Other Controversial Essays