Philos Of Philosophy

Although I'm Greek, I don't consider myself a philosopher - I'm much more of a "Doer" then a "Thinker".

But, knowing the meaning of the word "Philosophy" ( friend of truth, wisdom, knowledge) I would say I'm definitely a "philos of philosophy" ( a friend of the "friends of truth" ).

Reading some of Aristotles work today inspired me to share some of the wisdom of my friends with you in this post.

Warning: there is a catch: One of those quotes is actually MY quote. I thought it would be interesting to see if anyone will find out which one is from me ( and if it makes any difference ). Enjoy the wisdom...

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."
Plato

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."
Aristotle

"Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach."
Aristotle

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Aristotle

"What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do."
Aristotle

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
Archimedes

"We know all there is to know, but we don't do all there is to do."
Socrates

"Let him that would move the world first move himself."
Socrates

P.S.

Here are some interesting links I found searching for philosophy blogs:

Experimental Philosophy Blog

Facebook Experimental Philosophy Group

MySpace Site of Experimental Philosophy

Seems like "Experimental Philosophy" is big on the net. Though am not exactly sure what it is. Hmm...I'll get back to you on this one.

Comments

[Valentin]

This :
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."

Is the one for sure is not yours. For two reasons :
One that you made the lever and found the fulcrum to try to move the world - yet to be launch, the SCS. As you made it, the "Give me" is not fit into the context, so that quote is not yours.
Second, because the above quote belong to one of my ex students, yes, Archimedes, I had "coach" him to "score" (see http://five4all.com/one-videoclip-plenty-of-meanings/)

mwuahahahaha

ps : nice one this :
"We know all there is to know, but we don't do all there is to do.",
mister Stel.. aaa .. Socrates.
:-P

[Steli Efti]

Well well well...mister valentin. You got it! But as my friend Aristotle said: "one swallow does not make a summer" ;)

[Valentin]

Swallow ?

Ah, the bird .. the little pervet live inside me missinterpreted the word ..

How about to edit the "ps" in my post so to let others to make them guess ? :-P

[florence meichel]

hi Steli

I would say : this one is yours ""The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." isn't it ?...well : Yes, no, maybe anyway...In fact, they're all relevant !

Today i found other philos by my friends :
http://florencemeichel.blogspot.com/2007/10/philosophies-de-vies.html#links

"freedom implicates a high level of self-responsability and self-requirement" (e-ko)

If you try to please everybody, you please nobody, if you try to asepticize everything, nothing survives, if you think too much, nothing resists ! (Michel)

much power to all of you

[Steli Efti]

Hey florence,

hehehe...actually this one is mine:
"We know all there is to know, but we don't do all there is to do." ;)

Anyway...thanks for all the new quotes by our friends!

Let's rock! We got places to be and people to do!

[Carl Gustafsonj]

"Think for yourself." -Timothy Leary

"Timothy Leary is the most dangerous man in America" -President Richard Nixon

Chose and sally forth, but don't fool yourself: thinking for one's self is a delicious torment..... words and constructs fail to deliver. You have it all. The most prfound koan is silence. Be original, because you are.

[Carl Gustafsonj]

"Think for yourself." -Timothy Leary

"Timothy Leary is the most dangerous man in America" -President Richard Nixon

Chose and sally forth, but don't fool yourself: thinking for one's self is a delicious torment..... words and constructs fail to deliver. You have it all. The most prfound koan is silence. Be original, because you are.

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