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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

We try to make virtues of the faults we do not wish to correct.

[Nous essayons de nous faire honneur des défauts que nous ne voulons pas corriger.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶442 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…

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“Here is the Key of Success, and its Name is the Skill to make right Use of Circumstance. This, then is the Virtue of the Mind, to be the Wazir of the Will, a true Counsellor, through Intelligence of the Universe. But o, my Son, do thou lay this Word beneath thine Heart, that the Mind hath no Will, nor Right thereto, so the Usurpation bringeth forth a fatal Conflict in thyself. For the Mind is sensitive, unstable as Air, and may be led foolishly in leash by a stronger Mind that worketh as the cunning Tool of a Will. Therefore thy Safety and Defence is to hold thy Mind to his right Function, a faithful Minister to thine own True Will, but Election of Nature.” https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/02/12/here-is-the-key-of-success-and-its-name-is-the-skill-to-make-right-use-of-circumstance-this-then-is-the-virtue-of-the-mind-to-be-the-wazir-of-the-will-a-true-counsellor-through-intelligence-of/ #air #aleisterCrowley #book #book111 #bringethForth #circumstance #cunningTool #Defence #election #faithfulMinisterToThineOwn #fatalConflict #heart #hold #inLeash #inThyself #intelligence #key #ledFoolishly #liberAleph #liberCxi #LiberאVelCXI #mind #name #nature #noWill #ofAWill #quote #right #rightFunction #rightUse #safety #sensitive #skill #strongerMind #success #TheBookOfWisdomOrFolly #theMind #thyMind #trueCounsellor #trueWill #universe #unstable #usurpation #virtue #wazir #will #Word #worketh

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A quotation from The Bible

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against things like this.

[Ὁ δὲ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἀγάπη χαρὰ εἰρήνη, μακροθυμία χρηστότης ἀγαθωσύνη, πίστις πραΰτης ἐγκράτεια· κατὰ τῶν τοιούτων οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Galatians 5: 22-23 [CEB (2011)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/81955/

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overcoming negative input…

Ever had the best idea, only to hear it's stupid? Here's how to push past the negativity.

https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/09/overcoming-negative-input/

Next time you see someone acting superior about not caring while chasing likes, think twice. Stoicism shouldn't be a costume for showing off. It's about keeping your head clear while you live your actual life.

Let me know what you think.

#Stoicism #Philosophy #Mindset #Resilience #PersonalGrowth #MarcusAurelius #Seneca #Virtue #Integrity #AncientWisdom (4/4)

Today's poem:

A Shropshire Lad, IX
- by A. E. Housman

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/807888475948990464/a-shropshire-lad-ix?source=share

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MASSIVE DIE-OFF! MILLIONS KILLED! CLIMATE CHANGE TO BLAME!

What happened??

https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/18/massive-die-off-millions-killed-climate-change-to-blame/

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A large number of small brown insects, flying and resting on a window sill, creating a chaotic scene.

What are your priorities?

Setting goals for the new year is a daunting task. But they don't have to be set for January 1. Instead, simplify your life with these steps...

https://thedignityofman.net/2026/01/26/what-are-your-priorities/

A quotation from John Adams

To be good, and to do good, is all We have to do.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1777-03-17) to Nabby Adams (Abigail Adams 2d)

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/35639/

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To be good, and to do good, is all We have to do. - John Adams

set goals for your year—whenever it starts…

There are many ways to set goals, especially for the New Year—but it doesn't have to start in January. Here's a proven approach I use.

https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/02/set-goals-for-your-year-whenever-it-starts/

A vision board for 2026 featuring motivational quotes about self-care, health, and personal growth, alongside images related to minimalism and wellness.

prioritize your thoughts, simplify your life…

You've followed the influencers on simplifying your life. You've adopted a minimalist lifestyle, but all of it falls flat. Have you been looking at it the wrong way?

https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/06/priotize-your-thoughts-simplify-your-life/

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#Stoicism #Philosophy #PersonalGrowth #CareerDevelopment #Excellence #Mindset #SelfImprovement #Wisdom #MarcusAurelius #Virtue (5/5)

Minneapolis Proved Something MAGA Can’t Accept: Most People Are Actually Virtuous

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/28/minneapolis-proved-something-maga-cant-accept-most-people-are-actually-virtuous/

The start of the journey…

The beginning of the journey started with the sudden realization that there was something amiss in our culture...and something needed to be done about it. This is the start of the small campaign to champion the dignity of every person.

https://thedignityofman.net/2026/01/27/the-start-of-the-journey/

A quotation from John Adams

However, it is the Part of a great Politician to make the Character of his People; to extinguish among them the Follies and Vices that he sees, and to create in them the Virtues and Abilities which he sees wanting. I wish I was sure that America has one such Politician, but I fear she has not.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1776-01-08) to Mercy Otis Warren

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/81614/

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Luther, peering at Psalm 14, says the real atheist isn’t the loud one but the numb one: the person who neither expects good from God nor seeks Him, and so grows hard, joyless, and oddly hostile—more inclined to wound than to help.

Now, if you look around and see people campaigning against kindness itself, that doesn’t exactly refute Luther.

So—how do you actually dwell on God’s goodness until it softens you?
#lutheran #holiness #growth #empathy #kindness #virtue #lcms

Quote graphic featuring a painted portrait of Martin Luther in a black cap against a dark background. Large text quotes Luther on unbelief: that expecting no good from God blinds the heart, making it hard, unmerciful, and inclined to harm others. His name, dates (1483–1546), and “First Sunday After Trinity” appear alongside.

A quotation from John Adams

Virtue and Simplicity of Manners, are indispensably necessary in a Republic, among all orders and Degrees of Men. But there is So much Rascallity, so much Venality and Corruption, so much Avarice and Ambition, such a Rage for Profit and Commerce among all Ranks and Degrees of Men even in America, that I sometimes doubt whether there is public Virtue enough to support a Republic.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1776-01-08) to Mercy Otis Warren

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/12527/

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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

[Μηκέθ̓ ὅλως περὶ τοῦ οἷόν τινα εἶναι τὸν ἀγαθὸν ἄνδρα διαλέγεσθαι, ἀλλὰ εἶναι τοιοῦτον.]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 10, ch. 16 (10.16) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2889…

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Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. - Marcus Aurelius

A quotation from Wendell Berry

It is impossible not to notice how little the proponents of the ideal of competition have to say about honesty, which is the fundamental economic virtue, and how very little they have to say about community, compassion, and mutual help.

Wendell Berry (b. 1934) American farmer, educator, poet, conservationist
Essay (1988), “Economy and Pleasure,” What Are People For? (1990)

More about this quote: wist.info/berry-wendell/81511/

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Let every man know that true #manliness isn't about power-over or domination that #rape signifies. True manliness & #virility are about #virtue (vir: man in Latin). Teach that to our boys & men, court judges, politicians & media-buying billionaires. Photo: #WalkAMileInHerShoes vs SA, GBV, U. of Central Ark.
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