From Diognetus, not to busy myself about trifling things, and not to give credit to what was said by miracle-workers and jugglers about incantations and the driving away of daemons and such things; and not to breed quails [for fighting], nor to give myself up passionately to such things; and to endure freedom of speech; and to have become intimate with philosophy; and to have been a hearer, first of Bacchius, then of Tandasis and Marcianus; and to have written dialogues in my youth; and to have desired a plank bed and skin, and whatever else of the kind belongs to the Grecian discipline - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Learning from Others-5:
From my governor, to be neither of the green nor of the blue party at the games in the Circus, nor a partisan either of the Parmularius or the Scutarius at the gladiators' fights; from him too I learned endurance of labor, and to want little, and to work with my own hands, and not to meddle with other people's affairs, and not to be ready to listen to slander - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Learning from Others-4:
From my great-grandfather, not to have frequented public schools, and to have had good teachers at home, and to know that on such things a man should spend liberally - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Learning from Others-3:
From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Words of Wisdom-87:
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires - William A. Ward
Monday, September 5, 2011
Videos to Watch-4: Five ways to listen better by Julian Treasure
Grateful thanks to Julian Treasure, TED Talks and YouTube.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Videos to Watch-3: Geometry - 1 - Algebra Applications with Angles
In this Geometry series of The New Boston, there are 23 free online tutorials. If you are interested you can go from this video to the others and enrich your knowledge of Geometry. All the best!
Grateful thanks to thenewboston and youtube.
Learning from Others-2:
From the reputation and remembrance of my father, I learned modesty and a manly character - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Learning from Others-1:
From my grandfather Verus, I learned good morals and the government of my temper - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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