To those who wish to get acquainted with the author of the “general theory of morality” and this site, in addition to my first article, I offer the second prize of this resource: the opportunity to get an idea of my personal, more often, strived to that, succinct thoughts – in essence, aphorisms – that made up the book “320 Golden Rules of Life” . (And besides it already written, but waiting for the layout of at least “320 New Golden Rules of Life” and “320 Newest Golden Rules of Life”.
1. | Who’s smarter is in charge. |
2. | A woman for a man is the garden of his delights. A man for a woman is a desert of her expectations. |
3. | A traitor is not one who sings in the chapel of enemies, but who without missing stabs a familiar back. |
4. | The coronation of the terrible is preceded by the murder of the beautiful. |
5. | There’s no one to punish but yourself. |
6. | Wretched morality paves the way for a wretched future. |
7. | True powerlessness is when you can’t help someone you love. |
8. | Stupidity comes through joy. Wisdom comes through pain. |
9. | Superfluous skills are never “superfluous”. |
10. | Don’t expect sober advice from a drunk. |
11. | A note of envy precedes the symphony of hate. |
12. | The whirlpool of war does not dispose those involved to study the laws of its consequences. |
13. | Conflict is a person’s best exposer. |
14. | Sometimes a candle flame attracts a moth. And sometimes the fire itself is interested in the moth… |
15. | Forgiveness is in the price everyone pays. |
16. | Some come together to create, others to destroy. |
17. | He who has tasted honey – will not turn to water! |
18. | There are no miserable people: there are their ruthless circumstances. |
19. | Disadvantage is the loss not only of an intelligible appearance, but also of an intelligible content. |
20. | The despair goes away when you suddenly realise that no one will take pity on you. |
21. | De jure our children are “children”, de facto – they are “other people”. |
22. | You can be a soloist in life. Or you can sing in a choir. But it is important not to dance to someone else’s tune. |
23. | We are all carriers of distorted information about ourselves. |
24. | “He that seweth a case” to another, let him not sew himself! |
25. | Because of what people used to fight deadly duels, nowadays no one is knocked out of the saddle: he wiped the saliva off his face and, seemingly satisfied, rode onwards. |
26. | Parents’ mistakes are tomorrow’s trump cards for their growing children. |
27. | Casual liaisons are legitimate muds and ointments. |
28. | A sense of infallibility breeds the self-deception of impunity. |
29. | Freedom of thought promises freedom and lack of conscience. |
30. | Some give birth to something, others bury it. |
Aphorisms number 31—320 – coming soon! 🙂
[and 1-320 in Russian is here]