“You go to certain death.” “All death is certain.” — Stoicism before the charge
The heaviest line in Kingdom of Heaven, and it hits every time. Top panel: Balian’s squire staring down a Crusader army, seeing only the arrow...
Philosophy
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Socrates chose the harder path: annoying politicians over domestic bliss
Behold, the Gadfly of Athens in his natural habitat. While Xanthippe and the kids are out here offering burgers and stability, Socrates is locked in...
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Aeschylus killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle
In 458 BC, Aeschylus — the father of Greek tragedy, author of the Oresteia, the man who basically invented dramatic dialogue — was killed by...
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Ancient Greeks invented greentext
The earliest known papyrus recording of Plato’s dialogue with the mathematician Theaetetus shows that Socrates’ quotes were indicated by ">" to the left of each...
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Are Ya Winning Son Sisyphus
The "Are ya winning, son?" dad meme meets the eternal struggle of Sisyphus. Dad walks in to check on his son, but instead of a...
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Violence Is NOT the Answer… *Opens History Book* Uh Oh
“Violence is NOT the answer. The answer is” opens history book uh oh frantically starts flipping through pages uh oh. oh no. no no no....
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Heraclitus
#Heraclitus #Ephesus #Greek #philosophy
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Profound metaphor from Mollari
My shoes are too tight but it doesn’t matter because I’ve forgotten how to dance.
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The ancient wisdom
“Ehh, good enough.” ~ Mediocretes.
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Ancient philosophers:
Ancient philosophers: Busts of Greek philosophers. Modern philosophers: Tweet of Pakalu Papito, Life is soup, I am fork.