Virtutile ne unesc si ne definesc. Ele constituie si instituie personalitatea noastra, persona noastra. Nu ne putem defini doar ca fiinte materiale fara a deveni doar animale evoluate. Ratiunea, constiinta si mai ales virtutile fac separatia noastra de animalic. Unii cred ca si existenta unui…
Although initially delighted by the superb symmetry of the solar system, Sir Isaac Newton began to have doubts, seeing the tendency of such a system towards instability/entropy. Instead of delving deeper into the study of the system, but also to calm spirits, he proposed an aberration…
Unii s-au ascuns in strafunduri pan-ntr-atat incat cred ca e prins de vartej orice se afla la lumina zilei. Titus Pomponius Atticus
Superba intrebarea lui Rilke : ” Dar noi, incepand cu un anumit grad de suferinta, mai suntem oare tot noi ?” Intrebari menite sa te bantuie.
Discutand azi despre vise mi-am amintit o poveste simpatica din zona Chinei in care un om viseaza in somn. Viseaza multe peripetii si la capatul acestora o pestera pazita de un dragon monstruos. Scotea flacari pe nari, gheare imense si venea spre saracul om. Acest…
Dintr-un sondaj al BBC am aflat ca 52% dintre britanici cred in rai. Totodata, doar 32% cred in iad. Aceasta diferenta ma pune pe ganduri. (Neavand acces la toate datele studiul/sondajul ma intreb daca restul de 48% sunt atei sau agnostici ? Aceasta cifra mi-ar…
„Cine a fost vreodata atat de tare ranit de dusmanii sai pe cat a fost de propriile sale placeri ?” Seneca
Alfonso of Castile (nicknamed "The Wise" 1221-1284) king of Spain stated: "If I had been present at the moment of Creation, I would have offered some useful advice for the better organization of the Universe." Being a king, this idea was not interpreted as blasphemy...
The only case of collaboration with the Devil "seriously documented" seems to be that of the French priest Louis Gaufridi (or Gofridi) who contacted the Devil through an enchanted book. He asked him "to seduce all the women he would blow on". The indictment confirms that...
„"Odysseus is as eager to return to his rocky Ithaca as Agamemnon is to reach the glorious walls of Mycenae; no one loves his homeland because it is great, but because it is his." Seneca