Plato's Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can further one another.
Power makes gods. Virtue makes martyrs.
Fearful of sentimentality, I disown my tears and melting heart.
Once I find the right maxim to apply, I feel that I have done all that can be expected of me.
Regretting the past does not prevent me from repeating it.
Inequality is a fact. Equality is a value.