Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) The pursuit of pleasure is often treated as one of life’s simplest goals, but Aristotle offered a more measured view of what it means to live wisely. In his Nicomach...
Quote of the day by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: ‘There’s greater strength in silence; it takes incredible strength to be silent…It’s very easy to scream off the rooftop,’ life lesson by ...
Quote of the day by Anthony Hopkins: ‘Don’t have time to regret. We move on. Because we are acceptable for what we are… you just forgive yourself and move on,’ about the ‘Fracture’ actor’s...
People often imagine that life will truly begin once they reach a particular destination, achieve a goal or resolve a problem. Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher, warned against this habit more than ...
The fear of death has troubled humanity for centuries, but Socrates believed there was another danger that deserved far greater concern, compromising one’s principles. In Plato’s Apology, ...
Theodore Roosevelt’s famous “man in the arena” passage remains one of his most enduring reflections on courage, effort and failure. In his 1910 speech “Citizenship in a Republic”, delivered at the Sor...
Queen Victoria, PC: Wikipedia Two people can be handed sudden, unwanted responsibility and respond to it in completely different ways. One treats their own inexperience as a disqualifying weakness, so...
Quote of the day by Katharine Hepburn: ‘We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers… But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change, you’re the one w...
Quote of the day by Barack Obama (AP photo) Barack Obama‘s words draw a genuinely sharp line between simply saying we believe in something, and actually standing by that belief once doing so bec...
Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates Melinda French Gates’ words speak to something a great many people quietly recognise in themselves, the long, often uncomfortable journey towards genuine...