“Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and temperance prevents from indulging to excess” MenTwoLaborAppetiteExcessPhysiciansTemperance Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Men are still men. The despot's wickedness Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess,-- Comes of the purple he from childhood wears, Slaves would be tyrants if the chance were theirs.” IfsMenStillsWould BeChanceTeachingChildhoodSlaveIllTyrannyTyrantsExcessWickednessPurpleDespots Book:Poems. The history of a crime Source: Poems. The history of a crime
“The continuous disasters of man's history are mainly due to his excessive capacity and urge to become identified with a tribe, nation, church or cause, and to espouse its credo uncritically and enthusiastically, even if its tenets are contrary to reason, devoid of self-interest and detrimental to the claims of self-preservation.We are thus driven to the unfashionable conclusion that the trouble with our species is not an excess of aggression, but an excess capacity for fanatical devotion.” IfsMenSelfReasonNationsCausesInterestChurchTroubleCapacityClaimsSpeciesDuesDrivenContraryDisasterDevotionConclusionUrgesExcessAggressionTribesPreservationSelf InterestSelf PreservationDetrimentalCredo Author:Arthur Koestler