This particular section details the nature of virtue. Whilst reading it, I thought of a few of my own epigrams, to be displayed at the bottom. Thoughts much appreciated.
214: "It is probable that we, too, still have our virtues, although in all fairness they will not be the simpleminded and four-square virtues for which we hold our grandfathers in honor—and at arm's length."
217: "Blessed are the forgetful: for they get over their stupidities too."
219: "Moral judgments and condemnations constitute the favorite revenge of the spiritually limited against those less limited—also a sort of compensation for having been ill-favored by nature—finally an opportunity for acquiring spirit and becoming refined—malice spiritualized."
220: "...anyone who has really made sacrifices knows that he wanted and got something in return..."
227: "Our honesty, we free spirits—let us see to it that it does not become out vanity, our finery and pomp, our limit, our stupidity."
228: "May I be forgiven the discovery that all moral philosophy so far has been boring...
"Ultimately they all want English morality to be proved right—because this serves humanity best, or 'the general utility,' or 'the happiness of the greatest number'—no, the happiness of England."
The following occurred to me whilst reading:
214: "It is probable that we, too, still have our virtues, although in all fairness they will not be the simpleminded and four-square virtues for which we hold our grandfathers in honor—and at arm's length."
217: "Blessed are the forgetful: for they get over their stupidities too."
219: "Moral judgments and condemnations constitute the favorite revenge of the spiritually limited against those less limited—also a sort of compensation for having been ill-favored by nature—finally an opportunity for acquiring spirit and becoming refined—malice spiritualized."
220: "...anyone who has really made sacrifices knows that he wanted and got something in return..."
227: "Our honesty, we free spirits—let us see to it that it does not become out vanity, our finery and pomp, our limit, our stupidity."
228: "May I be forgiven the discovery that all moral philosophy so far has been boring...
"Ultimately they all want English morality to be proved right—because this serves humanity best, or 'the general utility,' or 'the happiness of the greatest number'—no, the happiness of England."
The following occurred to me whilst reading:
- The truth is inevitable, notwithstanding the shape of its face.
- It is your right to believe what you wish and mine to convince you otherwise.
- The one who calls the world unchanging has only glimpsed its face; even the straight ocean horizon is made of waves.
- To the World-Deniers: If the Devil is the arch tempter, and God created an entire world of temptations, where do your loyalties lie?
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