Thursday, January 15, 2009
Reflections on Man
Man is the measure of everything.
Protagoras
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
Friedrich Nietzsche
All men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.
Nicolo Machiavelli
Man when perfected by law is the best of animals, but when separated from law, he is the worst of all.
Aristotle
No man is free who cannot command or control himself.
Pythagoras
Man is the master of his fate and the captain of his soul.
Henley, Poet
Man is the only being on earth who can know himself and knows that he knows,and even knows that he knows not.
Felix Montemayor, Social Philosopher
Before the cosmos, Man is but a dot, yet he thinks and loves, while the world cannot.
F.M., Social Philosopher
Man is the only being that changes constantly yet remains unchanged by change.
Felix Montemayor, Social Philosopher