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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
Discouraging innovators can inhibit progress in society itself. However, I do not think discouragement would altogether stop a person from making progress, it might just cause it to slow down. Section 6
It is a great thought to interpret no matter who said it. Some of the greatest inventions to mankind nearly did not finish because of the extreme hatred the inventors felt. A little patience can never hurt, especially in the modern day.
I think this is a wonderful concept to keep in mind while interacting with others. There's a song lyric from The Mountain Goats that echoes this: "When you punish a person for dreaming his dream don't expect him to thank or forgive you."
I think that we should all show this quote to our parents because sometimes they don't believe that we are doing everything we can to achieve our goals.
Exactly. People choose to slow down their peers or try to discourage them out of their success out of jealousy. In my book that act is unforgivable.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if Plato really said that, it sounds a bit modernish... but it's a great thought.
ReplyDeleteI shrunk your image, btw, it was a little wide.
Thank you sir. I'm not tech savy and I'm still trying to figure out how to use the computer correctly lol
DeleteDiscouraging innovators can inhibit progress in society itself. However, I do not think discouragement would altogether stop a person from making progress, it might just cause it to slow down.
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It is a great thought to interpret no matter who said it. Some of the greatest inventions to mankind nearly did not finish because of the extreme hatred the inventors felt. A little patience can never hurt, especially in the modern day.
ReplyDeleteI like this quote. Progress is progress, sometimes people are just doing the best they can with what they’ve got. Section 6
ReplyDeleteI think this is a wonderful concept to keep in mind while interacting with others. There's a song lyric from The Mountain Goats that echoes this: "When you punish a person for dreaming his dream don't expect him to thank or forgive you."
ReplyDeleteI think that we should all show this quote to our parents because sometimes they don't believe that we are doing everything we can to achieve our goals.
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