Dr.Horizon
@drhorizon.bsky.social
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Dr.Horizon
@drhorizon.bsky.social
· Feb 2
We are fighting three giants, dear Sancho!
Injustice, fear and ignorance...
—Miguel de Cervantes
Injustice, fear and ignorance...
—Miguel de Cervantes
When the time comes to praise, praise in such a way that you will not be humiliated when the time comes to criticize.”
Kâbusname; Keykâvus 11th century
Kâbusname; Keykâvus 11th century
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
When the time comes to praise, praise in such a way that you will not be humiliated when the time comes to criticize.”
Kâbusname; Keykâvus 11th century
Kâbusname; Keykâvus 11th century
There is no avoiding war,it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy
|Niccole Machiavelli, 1502
|Niccole Machiavelli, 1502
August 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
There is no avoiding war,it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy
|Niccole Machiavelli, 1502
|Niccole Machiavelli, 1502
"One of the best lessons you can learn in life is how to stay calm.
Calmness is a superpower..."
—Bruce Lee
Calmness is a superpower..."
—Bruce Lee
August 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"One of the best lessons you can learn in life is how to stay calm.
Calmness is a superpower..."
—Bruce Lee
Calmness is a superpower..."
—Bruce Lee
“Three desires make you a slave to others: the desire to be loved, the desire to be admired, the desire to be appreciated.”
—Osho
—Osho
August 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Three desires make you a slave to others: the desire to be loved, the desire to be admired, the desire to be appreciated.”
—Osho
—Osho
We do not grieve for things we have never had; sorrow comes only and always after pleasure has been experienced; the knowledge of what has been had is added to the memory of past joys.
|Etienne De La Boetie, Discours sur la Servitude Volontaire
|Etienne De La Boetie, Discours sur la Servitude Volontaire
May 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
We do not grieve for things we have never had; sorrow comes only and always after pleasure has been experienced; the knowledge of what has been had is added to the memory of past joys.
|Etienne De La Boetie, Discours sur la Servitude Volontaire
|Etienne De La Boetie, Discours sur la Servitude Volontaire
"To an intellectually superior person, solitude provides a dual benefit: first, to be with oneself, and second, to be without others."
Arthur Schopenhauer |
Two benefits means as follows:
1) Freedom to be alone with one's inner world
2) Freedom from the burden of ordinary social relationships
Arthur Schopenhauer |
Two benefits means as follows:
1) Freedom to be alone with one's inner world
2) Freedom from the burden of ordinary social relationships
May 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"To an intellectually superior person, solitude provides a dual benefit: first, to be with oneself, and second, to be without others."
Arthur Schopenhauer |
Two benefits means as follows:
1) Freedom to be alone with one's inner world
2) Freedom from the burden of ordinary social relationships
Arthur Schopenhauer |
Two benefits means as follows:
1) Freedom to be alone with one's inner world
2) Freedom from the burden of ordinary social relationships
There are two ways to be fooled.One is to believe what isn’t true.The other is to refuse to believe what is true.
|Soren Kierkegaard
|Soren Kierkegaard
May 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
There are two ways to be fooled.One is to believe what isn’t true.The other is to refuse to believe what is true.
|Soren Kierkegaard
|Soren Kierkegaard
"Thinking is indeed painful. Because it leads to permanent creations and doubt. Thinking seems like a burden to man. So, to escape from being a very big part of man, they become hypnotized by an ideology or belief of their own."
—Jiddu Krishnamurti
—Jiddu Krishnamurti
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Thinking is indeed painful. Because it leads to permanent creations and doubt. Thinking seems like a burden to man. So, to escape from being a very big part of man, they become hypnotized by an ideology or belief of their own."
—Jiddu Krishnamurti
—Jiddu Krishnamurti
In a well-governed state, punishments are few. This is not because there are many pardons, but because of the small number of criminals.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Du Contrat Social,Book 2, Chapter 5,1762
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Du Contrat Social,Book 2, Chapter 5,1762
May 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In a well-governed state, punishments are few. This is not because there are many pardons, but because of the small number of criminals.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Du Contrat Social,Book 2, Chapter 5,1762
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Du Contrat Social,Book 2, Chapter 5,1762
“As long as you are praised, you believe that you are not yet walking your own path, but on someone else.”
Friedrich Nietzsche | The Wanderer and His Shadow
Friedrich Nietzsche | The Wanderer and His Shadow
May 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“As long as you are praised, you believe that you are not yet walking your own path, but on someone else.”
Friedrich Nietzsche | The Wanderer and His Shadow
Friedrich Nietzsche | The Wanderer and His Shadow
“Honest anger is better than hypocritical kindness.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
May 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
“Honest anger is better than hypocritical kindness.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
"What is worse than a bad investment is a bad investment made with borrowed money."
| D.Chilton
| D.Chilton
May 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"What is worse than a bad investment is a bad investment made with borrowed money."
| D.Chilton
| D.Chilton
“Hitler’s most terrible crime was that he made lying and deception respectable, and that what had been considered crimes for thousands of years was accepted as state art and the art of life.”
Stefan Zweig
(Diaries, p.456)
Stefan Zweig
(Diaries, p.456)
April 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
“Hitler’s most terrible crime was that he made lying and deception respectable, and that what had been considered crimes for thousands of years was accepted as state art and the art of life.”
Stefan Zweig
(Diaries, p.456)
Stefan Zweig
(Diaries, p.456)
“Positions and titles may make people important, but they do not make them valuable. The fundamental measure of being elite is being valuable.”
D.Ergil
D.Ergil
April 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“Positions and titles may make people important, but they do not make them valuable. The fundamental measure of being elite is being valuable.”
D.Ergil
D.Ergil
"It is as dangerous to give power to an immoral man as it is to give a sword to a madman."
— Pythagoras
— Pythagoras
April 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"It is as dangerous to give power to an immoral man as it is to give a sword to a madman."
— Pythagoras
— Pythagoras
Everything passes but quality literature remains. What has changed from Homer to here but Homer has not changed.
A.Altan - The Special History of Loneliness
A.Altan - The Special History of Loneliness
April 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Everything passes but quality literature remains. What has changed from Homer to here but Homer has not changed.
A.Altan - The Special History of Loneliness
A.Altan - The Special History of Loneliness
“If you remain silent against injustice, you will lose your honor along with your rights.”
Hz. Ali
Hz. Ali
April 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
“If you remain silent against injustice, you will lose your honor along with your rights.”
Hz. Ali
Hz. Ali
Hate and fear are lies.They turn us against each other.Those are the lies that make us slaves.
|Quote from the movie Ben-Hur
|Quote from the movie Ben-Hur
April 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Hate and fear are lies.They turn us against each other.Those are the lies that make us slaves.
|Quote from the movie Ben-Hur
|Quote from the movie Ben-Hur
"Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the important thing is to change it."
K.Marx's Thesis 11 (from Theses on Feuerbach):
*German:
"DiePhilosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden
interpretiert; es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern."
K.Marx's Thesis 11 (from Theses on Feuerbach):
*German:
"DiePhilosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden
interpretiert; es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern."
April 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the important thing is to change it."
K.Marx's Thesis 11 (from Theses on Feuerbach):
*German:
"DiePhilosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden
interpretiert; es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern."
K.Marx's Thesis 11 (from Theses on Feuerbach):
*German:
"DiePhilosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden
interpretiert; es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern."
“Defeat is not a failure;failure occurs when you quit.”
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
April 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“Defeat is not a failure;failure occurs when you quit.”
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
“He who does not extinguish the spark cannot extinguish the fire.”
|What Men Live By
L.N.Tolstoy
|What Men Live By
L.N.Tolstoy
April 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“He who does not extinguish the spark cannot extinguish the fire.”
|What Men Live By
L.N.Tolstoy
|What Men Live By
L.N.Tolstoy
Trump's tariffs'll make America POOR again!
April 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Trump's tariffs'll make America POOR again!
"A two-faced person is like a market stall. He / She puts the good ones in front, but the rest is always rotten!"
OscarWilde
OscarWilde
April 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"A two-faced person is like a market stall. He / She puts the good ones in front, but the rest is always rotten!"
OscarWilde
OscarWilde
"Everyone is eager to wear a mask, no one has the courage to be himself."
-Søren Kierkegaard
-Søren Kierkegaard
April 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Everyone is eager to wear a mask, no one has the courage to be himself."
-Søren Kierkegaard
-Søren Kierkegaard