#philosophy #rationality # [[Epistemic status]] #schroedinger-uncertain # Desire >He who desires or avoids the things which are not in his power can neither be faithful nor free, but of necessity he must change with them and be tossed about with them as in a tempest, and of necessity must subject himself to others who have the power to procure or prevent what lie desires or would avoid >~ [[Epictetus]] >Besides, a million years of natural selection shaped human nature to be ambitious to rear successful children, not to settle for contentment: people are programmed to desire, not to appreciate. ~ [[Matt Ridley]] >Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy >~ [[Søren Kierkegaard]] >Women and wine, game and deceit, make the [[Wealth|wealth]] small, and the **want** great ~ [[Benjamin Franklin]] ## [[Via Negativa|Less is more]] >He who is not satisfied with a little is **satisfied with nothing** ~ [[Epicurus]] >[[Wealth]] consists not in having great possessions, but in having few **wants** >~ [[Epictetus]] >It is not the man who has too little, but the man who **craves** more, that is poor. ~ [[Seneca]] >But the most important finding of all is that happiness does not really depend on objective conditions of either wealth, health or even community. Rather, it depends on the correlation between objective conditions and subjective **expectations**. ~ [[Yuval Noah Harari]] >Colors blind the eye Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. **Desires** wither the heart. ~ [[Lao Tze]] >He whose **desires** are few gets them; he whose **desires** are many goes astray. >~ [[Lao Tze]] ## do not **desire** or averse what is not in your control Why would you have aversion for [[Death 💀]]? You have no control over it, and will die anyway, accept it and become free. # e <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gMlxnW02Kxs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>