Famous Quotations

It appears there may be a typo in your question. If you meant to ask about "reduce," it means to make something smaller in size, amount, or degree. It can also refer to simplifying something or making it more manageable.

To pass the buck means to pass the responsibility for something on to someone else. The saying originated from poker, where the buck was the marker that indicated whose deal it was. Passing it meant passing the responsibility for the deal.

Hobbs: people are basically evil and need society (a strong dictator) to control them and harness them in, otherwise their lives are "nasty, brutish, and short"

Locke: people are basically good, and join in a society to highlight their potential rather than mitigate their evils

Anaïs Nin, a French-American writer, is credited with the quote "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." This statement implies that our perception of reality is influenced by our personal experiences, beliefs, and biases.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that men were basically good and that they were born free before government existed. He argued that society and government corrupted individuals and restricted their natural freedom and goodness.

According to John Locke, the result of the law of nature is the preservation of mankind and the protection of their property and well-being. This law dictates that individuals have a right to life, liberty, and property, leading to the establishment of civil society and government to protect these natural rights.

Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, is credited with the quote "The unexamined life is not worth living." It comes from the account of his trial in Plato's dialogue "Apology," where Socrates argues that a life without self-reflection and critical thinking is not truly fulfilling or meaningful.

Changing one's mind in response to new information or circumstances can be a sign of wisdom and growth. On the other hand, stubbornly clinging to one's beliefs despite evidence to the contrary can indicate a lack of open-mindedness and adaptability. It is important to be open to new perspectives and willing to revise our opinions in light of new insights.

First of all, the quote has a popular mistake. The actual quote uses to the "divine" not "define." What does divine mean? Archaically, it meant the ability to prophesy (i.e., to predict the future).

In plain English, the quote says, "If you want to get a good idea of what the future is going to be, then you should study your past."

Using reverse logic, the negative-inverse is that if you do not study your past, you will not know the likely future. The inference taken from this in the study of philosophy is that you are more likely to make the same mistakes if you do not study your past.

As the prior post stated, "If you know the past (cause) then you can guess the future (effect)."

Privacy refers to the ability of an individual to control their personal information and decide who has access to it. It encompasses the right to keep certain aspects of one's life or information confidential and not publicly disclosed without permission. Privacy is essential for maintaining autonomy, security, and individual freedoms.

Inference is based on drawing conclusions or making predictions using reasoning and evidence from given information or observations. It involves taking what is known and making educated guesses or interpretations about what is not explicitly stated.

A constant is a fixed value that does not change during a specific process or calculation. In mathematics and science, constants are used to represent specific values such as the speed of light or the gravitational constant.

Ralph Waldo Emerson is commonly credited with this quote. It emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and personal growth, suggesting that our inner strengths and qualities are more significant than external circumstances.

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Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.

It depends on how you look at it. If you think about normal things like being fired or dumped yes is the answer, but if you think about it technically ending up in a comma that your not going to come out of isn't going to kill you but it doesn't really make you stronger.

Rene Descartes, a French philosopher, famously stated this as "Cogito, ergo sum" in his work Meditations on First Philosophy. This phrase became known as the foundation for his philosophical method as he searched for a solid ground for knowledge in the face of doubt.

The saying "How do you know you know" is a philosophical question that challenges individuals to reflect on the certainty and validity of their knowledge. It encourages self-reflection on the foundations of one's beliefs and understanding of truth.

In a nutshell, Hobbes states that in a state of nature (his theory preceding his NCM) it is an anarchic society, with no central authority to be in awe of. He develops this theory from his state of human nature, where every human is inclined to act to benefit their self-interest. Therefore, they are in a condition of war, that is a condition where it is every man versus every man, in a constant power struggle, whereas men partake in continuous war and violence leading to continual fear and danger of a violent death. This leads to the NCM where life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short

The correct answer is Akavia the son of Mehalalel, and the quote appears in the Mishna, tractate Avoth (Fathers), in the second chapter.

The Mishna was compiled in 220 BCE, some 1900 years prior to when Benjamin Franklin lived.

Hyderabad was the largest and richest princely state in pre-independent India. It was ruled by the Nizams and was known for its opulence, wealth, and resources.

It means that morality is a trait of humans alone. Other animals don't think about whether it is right or wrong to kill... they kill to live, or out of fear, or to protect themselves from being killed. They sometimes don't have a special affection for their children, and will sometimes leave one to starve in order to help the others survive. Things like that. Humans worry about morality, other forms of life (as far as we know) do not.

Be generous to your family before helping others. For example, She spends hours and hours on volunteer work and neglects the children, forgetting that charity begins at home. This proverb was first recorded in English, in slightly different form, in John Wycliffe's Of Prelates (c. 1380); "Charity should begin at himself."

This means that family members are more important than anyone else, and should be the focus of a person's efforts.

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME -- "One's own family (or country, etc.) comes before any other responsibilities. The idea of the proverb can be found in the Bible. The proverb dates back to the time of the Roman comic playwright Terence (about 190-159 BC). In 1383, John Wycliffe wrote: 'Charity should begin at himself.' Five hundred years later Dickens said that 'Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.' First attested in the United States in the 'Winthrop Papers' (1628).'." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

Another reference cites the Muslim Sunnah (c. 800): "A man's first charity should be to his own family, if poor." "Wise Words and Wives' Tales: The Origins, Meanings and Time-Honored Wisdom of Proverbs and Folk Sayings Olde and New" by Stuart Flexner and Doris Flexner (Avon Books, New York, 1993). Page 30.

The most popular source of this quote is from Ben Parker, Peter Parker's uncle who raised him. These are of course fictional characters and the writing would be that of Stan Lee.

However the phrase is of much more antiquated origins and quotes similar to it can be found all the way back to ancient Greece. One such would be Socrates 'rule worthy of might.' Spider-Man's Uncle Ben. There's an interesting article here: http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_10_06.html