“Dostoevsky's underground man ... observes his contemporaries striving to establish false goals where there are no naturally generated ones. ... He argues they should be conscious and honest enough to recognize that the goal itself is not an absolute, and probably not even important. A strong attachment to the telos indicates that the spontaneous enjoyment the child once took in road-building has waned.” MenShouldChildrenImportantEnoughStrongGoalHonestBuildingConsciousAbsolutesStriveArguingEnjoymentAttachmentSpontaneous Author:John Carroll
“Ten years dropped from a man's life are no small loss; ten years of manhood, of household happiness and care; ten years of honest labor, of conscious enjoyment of sunshine and outdoor beauty; ten years of grateful life--one day looking forward to all this; the next, waking to find them passed, and a blank.” MenYearsCareNextLossHonestOne DayTenConsciousLaborGratefulEnjoymentSunshineWakingHouseholdBlankManhoodLooking ForwardGrateful For Life Book:Hans Brinker: Or, The Silver Skates, a Story of Life in Holland Source: Hans Brinker: Or, The Silver Skates, a Story of Life in Holland
“First and foremost, you do not have to live up to or emulate the lives of any of your predecessors. But at the very least, you should know about them. You will have your own life, interests, and ideas of what you want or do not want in life. Do what you enjoy doing. Be honest with yourself and others. Don't think of satisfying anyone: your elders, peers, government, religion, or children who will come after you. Develop meaningful ideals, and become conscious of others, their existence, and their lives.” ThinkingKnowsWantShouldFirstsChildrenIdeasGovernmentEnjoyInterestExistenceHonestConsciousIdealsWhat You WantMeaningfulBeing HonestSatisfyingPeersEldersEmulatePredecessorsHonest With YourselfBe Honest With Yourself Author:Yuri Kochiyama
“Maturity involves being honest and true to oneself, making decisions based on a conscious internal process, assuming responsibility for one's decisions, having healthy relationships with others and developing one's own true gifts. It involves thinking about one's environment and deciding what one will and won't accept.” ThinkingProcessDecisionResponsibilityAcceptingEnvironmentHonestHealthyConsciousAssumingOneselfDevelopingBeing HonestMaturityInternalsMaking DecisionsRelationships With OthersHealthy RelationshipTrue To OneselfTrue GiftsAssuming Responsibility Author:Mary Pipher
“I made a conscious decision when I was writing that book to depict in real time how I treated it, and how I thought about it, and how I portrayed it to other people, because I wanted the story to be one of change from that to a more honest appraisal, a more accepting appraisal of myself and other people in that world.” PeopleWorldWritingMadeBookRealStoriesWantedDecisionAcceptingHonestConsciousTreatedAppraisal Author:Melissa Febos
“I hold that this must be said, for treaties only make sense when concluded by honor-loving peoples and honor-conscious governments. Germany wishes to establish honest relations with the peoples of neighboring countries. We have done this in the East, and I believe that not only Berlin but Warsaw as well will rejoice in the decontamination of the atmosphere brought about through our joint efforts.” BelieveWellsSaidCountryDoneGovernmentI BelieveWishEffortHonestHonorConsciousRelationEastMake SenseAtmosphereGermanyRejoiceJointsBerlinTreatiesWarsawJoint Efforts Author:Adolf Hitler
“It's very hard, I think especially for women, to not take it in and to not be super conscious of the way that you're being seen, which is of course completely antithetical to the work you want to do, which is completely free and bold and truthful and honest and brave.” ThinkingWayWantHardCoursesHonestConsciousBraveTruthful Author:June Diane Raphael