Gianpierre Benites

Cabaret para intelectuales presenta:

"All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling a person's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual toward freedom." - Albert Einstein

Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.

“The necessary thing is after all but this; solitude, great inner solitude. Going into oneself for hours meeting no one - this one must be able to attain.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” — Marcus Aurelius

-> Rumors are your biggest enemy. -> Be the gadfly in your community. -> Excellence is the foundation of value. -> Stop fearing what you don't know. -> Integrity is non-negotiable. Socrates went to die, and the jury went to live. 2,400 years later, we are still talking about him

To those who voted for his death, Socrates had a warning: "Vengeance will come upon you immediately after my death". By killing the critic, you don't stop the criticism. You just make the message louder.

Socrates was sentenced to death by a jury of 501 people. He didn't beg for his life. He schooled them on integrity 🧵

@vcollier56 @julioBG32 Exactamente. Esto es una cuestión más antigua que el tiempo. El Sócrates platónico ya se percata que el sabio en un campo es un ignorante en otro. ¿Es más sabio el agricultor o el ebanista? Pues depende de para qué.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

The Socratic Way: -> Wisdom = knowing you know nothing. -> Don't let success breed arrogance. -> Be a "gadfly" for progress. -> Examine your life daily. -> Integrity is the only thing that lasts.

Socrates spent his final moments testing the "wisdom" of his accusers. If you were on trial for your core beliefs today, would you stand your ground like Socrates, or compromise to survive?

99% of people think they are wise. Socrates proved they weren’t, and it cost him his life. I've analyzed the “Apology,” the transcript of Socrates' final defense in court. Here are 5 timeless lessons on truth, ego, and the “unexamined life” 🧵