in those wretched Countries where a Man cannot call his Tongue his own, he can scarce call any Thing else his own. Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freenes

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering. Henri-Frdric Amiel, Amiels Journal Depression is the darkest of human experiences. It saps o

In the 1st century AD, the Greek orator and philosopher Dio Chrysostom wrote: Luxury makes pains seem even harder, and dulls and weakens ones pleasures. For the person who is always luxuriating and

It seems to me that we face very grave crises indeed and that, if we are to survive, we need not just a few new measures, but a complete change of heart and mind. Iain McGilchrist, The Master and Hi

Remember Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes exhausts and [destroys] itself. . .It is in vain to Say that Democracy is less proud, less selfish, less ambitious or less avaricious than Aristo

To live alone one must be either a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols According to a 2010 study published in the journal P

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever. George Orwell, 1984 George Orwells writings have experienced a spike in popularity over the past several de

Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease. Hippocrates Modern medicine has achieved remarkable results. Its ability to save people from ailments which a mere generation ago would h

The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant, systematic duplicity. Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel bef

. . .you must look at who you are and make an effort to know yourself, which is the most difficult knowledge one can imagine. When you know yourself, you will not puff yourself up like the frog who w