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self control
An excellent character always chooses the middle path.
(Aristotle)
Extremes often result in bad developments and events. A moderate life, on the other hand (not too much and not too little), is clearly healthier and the middle is basically preferable to the extremes. Simplicity, modesty, frugality and tolerance are among the components of a good life.
MEASURE
& Center
dullness
stinginess
cowardice
dullness
stinginess
cowardice
PRUDENCE
GENEROSITY
BRAVERY
excess
waste
foolhardiness
So every wise man avoids excess and deficiency and seeks and chooses the MIDDLE.
(Aristotle)
Not too much and not too little.
(Lagom)
The superior man is always composed and calm.
(Confucius)
Simplicity is the highest level of perfection.
(Leonardo da Vinci)
He who dominates others is strong; who controls himself is powerful.
(Lao Tzu)
He is commanded who cannot obey himself.
(Friedrich Nietzsche)
You can't be without fear by appearing frightening.
(Epicur)
The must is hard, but with the must, man alone can show how it stands with him inside. Anyone can live arbitrarily.
(Goethe)
The crown of peace of mind is incomparably more valuable than senior positions in the state.
(Epicur)
As far as your self-control goes, so far goes your freedom.
(Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)
Countless people have ruled nations and cities, very few only themselves
(Seneca)
Simplicity, too, has its limits; those who do not notice them will fare similarly to those who fall into boundlessness (of pleasure).
(Epicur)
He is the most powerful who has himself under control.
(Seneca)
It will always be found that those who really know are the humblest of people.
(Rudolf Steiner)
We must recognize that the long speech has the same goal as the short one.
(Epicur)
The greatest fruit of self-sufficiency is independence.
(Epicur)
The one who becomes master of himself by his own efforts is like the pole star, he does not move and the universe revolves around him.
(Confucius)
For whom enough is too little, nothing is enough.
(Epicur)
HEALTH
& a long life
Four simple rules of conduct extend life by an average of 14 years:
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do not smoke
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do some sports
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only drink alcohol in moderation
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eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily
(Cambridge University research results after tracing the fate of 20,000 subjects - Die WELT from 08.01.2008, dpa)
Measure and center are the climax of human nature.
(Confucius)