Enlight From any source - How you have sunk! Are you ready to learn from the first person you meet? - one philosopher was reproached. “Knowledge is such a precious thing that there is no shame in obtaining it from any source... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Reasoning about happiness One day Socrates asked people: — What is the most important thing in life? The people around him began to express their ideas on this issue. One of them said: — The most important thing in life is hea... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Reason for good mood Socrates was asked by one of his students: - Explain to me why I have never seen signs of sadness on your brow? You are always in a good mood. Socrates replied: “Because I don’t have anything that I w... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight I carry everything I have with me We see the invisible to the extent that our heart is pure; it is as pure as we polish it. When Biant's hometown was besieged by the troops of the commander Cyrus, the inhabitants began to flee, seizin... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Lover of money and envious One Greek king wanted to know which of the two was worse—the money-lover or the envious one—because both did not wish the other well. For this purpose, he ordered to call to himself the money-lover an... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Speaker's readiness Socrates had a young friend named Euthydemus, whose nickname was Handsome. He couldn't wait to become an adult and make loud speeches in the people's assembly. Socrates wanted to reason with him. He a... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Guardian of the Seven Gates The Guardian of the Seven Gates was upset: “I give people an endless stream of miracles, but they do not recognize them. I give new stars, but their light does not change human thinking. I plunge enti... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight How am I better than others? Jian Wu asked Sunshu the Proud: -What are you doing with your heart? You were an adviser to the Chu king three times, but you did not boast; They were removed from this post three times, but they were... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Beast Tamer The Zhou king Xuanwang had a slave, Bird Perch, as the head of the shepherds. He knew how to handle wild animals and birds and, collecting them, fed them in the yard and garden. He tamed and tamed any... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight What is misfortune Yuan Xian, a former student of Confucius, lived in Lu Province. The roof of his hut was covered with thatch. Everything around was overgrown with bushes and mulberry trees. The neck of a jug served as... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Royal Liberation When Lao Dan (nickname Lao Tzu) died, Qin Yi came to his house to express condolences, cried loudly three times and went out. The student asked him: “Wasn’t the deceased your friend?” “Yes, I was,” an... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight What can you own? The guard asked his assistants: - Can I find the path and own it? “You don’t control your own body, so how can you find the way and control it?” - they answered him. “If I don’t own my own body, then ... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
