For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.
Interpretation
Philosophers focus on teaching how to live a virtuous life, which is accessible to everyone, unlike speaking eloquently.
This quote highlights the significance of living a good life as a fundamental teaching of philosophers, contrasting it with the notion that only a select few can express themselves eloquently. It suggests that the essence of philosophy lies not merely in the articulation of ideas but in the practical application of those ideas in daily living, emphasizing that a well-lived life is a pursuit available to all individuals.
In practice
In a graduation speech about the importance of ethics and morality in life choices.
For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but he warns us against the commission of those beings which are esteemed lawful among men....Therefore, with regard to this precept of God, there ought to be no exception at all, but that it is always unlawful to put to death a man, whom God willed to be a sacred animal.
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversation?
Crimes lead into one another. They who are capable of being forgers, are capable of being incendiaries.
Can you worship a God who isn't obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?
There would be no great men if there were no little ones.
Beautiful things grow to a certain height and then they fail and fade off, breathing out memories as they decay.
Once thing goes wrong, then the whole house of cards collapses. And there's no way you can extricate yourself. Until someone comes along to drag you out.
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