Some say money can't buy happiness. Well, money can buy me a jet ski, and I've never seen an unhappy person riding a jet ski.
Is there more context, you can add, for this quote? Do you take it to imply that the "self," wishes not to be known, even by itself?
I like the Rorschach ambiguity of a statement like this. It allows people to bring what they are willing to provide the mental energy to unravel this quote. To me it opens up possibilities beyond false dichotomy. I know, a thoroughly unsatisfying answer. Let me give you a bit of context: https://public.lanl.gov/cbarnes/LevyDisillusionment.html This is from Levy's Nine Laws of the Disillusionment of the True Liberal. I would be careful to understand what Levy's definition of a true liberal is.
Thanks for the source. Of course, it adds really no clues, as to the words' meaning, just being one of his nine different "laws," about liberals. One would have to read his expounding on that particular law; I don't know if such an explanation even exists but, after seeing the rest of his points, I feel that this would be a fulfillment of the prophecy of his first law, I think it was, and that after being intrigued by his undefined statement, to understand the thought process behind it, would provide only disappointment. It is a funny irony, though, that he is a professor at the Woodrow Wilson School-- would Wilson not meet Levy's definition of a "liberal?"
Initially it makes no sense from a neurotypical POV but from an ASD POV I understand what he is saying. Studies have shown that those on the ASD spectrum are significantly more honest than those who are NT. In this regard I am brutally honest with myself, I refuse to lie to myself under any circumstances. So yes, that could be termed the "ultimate form of [self] aggression". If I ever do tell a lie to others I mentally beat myself up about it because it means that I placed my own inner integrity at risk. I don't like beating myself up so I just don't tell lies to myself or anyone else. To know myself is a brutal form of self aggression makes sense to me. Not sure if that perspective helps but I have met way too many people who lie to themselves to appreciate that I am not the norm when it comes to self honesty.
I am not sure where that quote came from. It seems like a bit of a non sequitor to me, but even so it is probably mostly true. If it gets someone thinking then it is worth the effort, even if they disagree.
I just looked it up, and you'll never guess who originally said it: <Google Snip> Who said the quote if you don t stand for something you'll fall for anything? anything.” Alexander Hamilton (and countless others)Nov 21, 2020 https://m.facebook.com › videos › i... “If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.” Alexander ... <End Snip> They're not kidding about the "countless others." I noticed people attributing that quote to figures from Peter Marshall, to Malcolm X.
The converse also holds true IMO. A person needs to put first things first. These first things are called "principles".
Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. - A Chinese proverb which was used by the Communists as a guideline for suppressing dissent.
One of my favorite German sayings -- "Mehr sein als scheinen!" Loosely, in English -- "Be more than you seem!"
That's one I haven't heard before. I'm sure that you heard the checklist before you leave the house in the morning: Hut, Shirm und Gebiss? It means "hat, umbrella and teeth" Don't leave home without them.... Thanks,
