“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.” HumansReasonActionDesirePassionCausesNatureChanceHabitPhilosophicalExcellenceSevenCompulsionHuman ActionsDaily HabitsMoral ExcellencePassion And DesirePassion For Excellence Author:Aristotle
“the most common type of pessimism is neither philosophical nor religious: it is the pessimism of thwarted desire. ... It is the cynical sneer of the man who, seeking roses, finds only ashes.” MenDesireReligiousCommonHe ManTypePhilosophicalRoseSeekingPessimismCynicalAshesSneer Author:Georgia Harkness
“Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes to have his admirers. Even philosophers wish for them. Those who write against vanity want to have the glory of having written well; and those who read it desire the glory of having read it. I who write this have perhaps this desire, and perhaps those who will read it.” MenWantWritingWellsHeartDesireWishWrittenGloryPhilosophicalSoldierPhilosopherVanityCooksServantAdmirationBragAdmirer Book:Pensées Source: Pensées