“There's nothing wrong with possessions; it's just that they have value to us only when we use them, engage them, and enjoy them. They're nouns that mean something only in conjunction with verbs. That's why wealth is so dangerous: if you're not careful you can easily end up with a garage full of nouns.” IfsMeanEndsUseValuesEnjoyWealthDangerousCarefulPossessionVerbsGarageNounsConjunctions Author:Rob Bell
“The command of a large sum is a dangerous temptation to a national administration. Though accumulated at their expense, the people rarely, if ever profit by it: yet in point of fact, all value, and consequently, all wealth, originates with the people.” PeopleIfsFactsValuesWealthDangerousProfitCommandTemptationAdministrationExpenses Book:A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth Source: A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth
“Whether we are aware of it or not, every act of trust carries with it a shiver of fear. A favorable situation can become dangerous. Deep down we know that life is insecure and precarious. However, if we do trust, the shiver carries with it a philosophical optimism: Life, with all its traps and horrors, is good The bet is implicit in trust itself. If we could be sure of everyone and everything, trust would have no value - like money, if it were suddenly limitless, or sunshine, if there were always fine weather, or life, if we were to live forever” IfsKnowsLife IsValuesSituationForeverDangerousFineHorrorOptimismPhilosophicalWeatherSunshineCarrieTrapsInsecureLimitlessDeep DownLive ForeverShiverImplicitPrecariousFine Weather Author:Piero Ferrucci
“I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is wrong in any deep sense about morality, or with regard to what they value in life. I think this doubt about the application of science and reason to questions of value is really quite dangerous.” PeopleThinkingFeelsReasonValuesDoubtDangerousMoralityScientistRegardSettingSettingsJournalistEncountersApplicationAcademicConsistentlyValue Of Life Author:Sam Harris