"There was a Socratic style of life (which the Cynics were to imitate), and the Socratic dialogue was an exercise which brought Socrates' interlocutor to put himself in question, to take care of himself, and to make his soul as beautiful and wise as possible."

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Source : "La Philosophie comme manière de vivre: Entretiens avec Jeannie Carlier et Arnold I. Davidson" by Pierre Hadot, Jeannie Carlier, Arnold I. Davidson, Paris: Albin Michel, translated by Michael Chase, (p. 269), 2001.

Pierre Hadot

#Beautiful Quotes #Wise Quotes #Exercise Quotes

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
“Love is the bridge that leads from the I sense to the We, and there is a paradox about personal love. Love of another individual opens a new relation between the personality and the world. The lover responds in a new way to nature and may even write poetry. Love is affirmation; it motivates the yes responses and the sense of wider communication. Love casts out fear, and in the security of this togetherness we find contentment, courage. We no longer fear the age-old haunting questions: "Who am I?" "Why am I?" "Where am I going?" - and having cast out fear, we can be honest and charitable.”
“Life is simply a vacation from the infinite”
“Surrender the dream and the truth will be revealed.”
“The Soul of each one of us is sent, that the universe may be complete.”

Source : Plotinus (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Plotinus - Complete Enneads (Illustrated)”, p.448, Delphi Classics
“It is time for everyone to sit down -the NCAA, the NBA, the players union and the coaching fraternity-and come up with suitable solutions to these problems.”
“Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination.”
“I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.”

Source : America Online Interview, steelydanreader.com. November 17, 1994.

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