PostsCommentsPayoutseskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Aphorism #88 Let your Behaviour be Fine and Noble"A great man ought not to be little in his behaviour. He ought never to pry too minutely into things, least of all in…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #87 Culture and Elegence"Man is born a barbarian, and only raises himself above the beast by culture. Culture therefore makes the man; the…eskmcdonnell (45)in #blocktradesworldcup • 6 years agoThe @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Last 16The competition continues and so do our hopes and predictions. For the first knockout stage, here are my…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #86 : Prevent Scandal"Many heads go to make the mob, and in each of them are eyes for malice to use and a tongue for detraction to wag. If…eskmcdonnell (45)in #informationwar • 6 years agoChina Scolds Trump: "THE FOOL BUILDS WALLS"That's thick. Now, again, who was it who built the Great Wall? Without any reflection on the irony, Western MSM…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #85 : Do not play Manille"It is a fault of excellence that being so much in use it is liable to abuse. Because all covert it, all are vexed by…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #84 : Make use of your Enemies"You should learn to seize things not by the blade, which cuts, but by the handle, which saves you from harm:…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #83 : Allow Yourself some venial Fault"Some such carelessness is often the greatest recommendation of talent. For envy exercises ostracism, most envenomed…eskmcdonnell (45)in #blocktradesworldcup • 6 years agoThe @blocktrades World Cup | My selectionsThe FIFA World Cup this year has the best host possible in Russia. You can't believe how easy the on-boarding was and…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #82 : Drain Nothing to the Dregs, neither Good nor Ill"A sage once reduced all virtue to the Golden Mean. Push right to the extreme and it becomes wrong: press all the…eskmcdonnell (45)in #politics • 6 years agoUK Imprisoning Liberty, Tommy Robinson THROWN INTO LION'S DENArrested on patently false grounds (breaching the peace) and unjustly sentenced to 13 months in prison (for contempt…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #81 : Renew your Brilliance"Tis the privilege of the Phenix. Ability is wont to grow old, and with it fame. The staleness of custom weakens…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #79 : A Genial Disposition"If with moderation tis an accomplishment, not a defect. A grain of gaiety seasons all. The greatest men join in the…eskmcdonnell (45)in #politics • 6 years agoThe Russian Discussion of the massacre in Palestine"Yakov Kedmi: Israel Has the Right to Protect Its Borders, the Protesters Were Organized by Hamas" - Vesti News, 15…eskmcdonnell (45)in #informationwar • 6 years agoAre you an Aristotelian or a Platonist?Beneath ideologies, political affinities and moral mindsets, there is at bottom the way we go about thinking of the…eskmcdonnell (45)in #philosophy • 6 years agoAphorism #78 : The Art of undertaking things"Fools rush in through the door; for folly is always bold. The same simplicity which robs them of all attention to…eskmcdonnell (45)in #informationwar • 6 years agoDay For Freedom Celebration Rally - London, 6 May 2018The Day For Freedom celebration rally brought approximately 30 thousand people of diverse backgrounds (e.g.…eskmcdonnell (45)in #life • 6 years agoAphorism #77 Be all Things to all Men"-- a discreet Proteus, learned with the learned, saintly with the sainted. It is the great art to gain every one's…eskmcdonnell (45)in #life • 6 years agoAphorism #76 Do not always be Jesting"Wisdom is shown in serious matters, and is more appreciated than mere wit. He that is always ready for jests is never…eskmcdonnell (45)in #informationwar • 6 years agoRussia - US hides behind a blue tarp and makes its women climb fences in skirts, a metaphor for US policyTaking aim at the US State Department's illegal seizure of the Russian consulate in Seattle, FM spokeswoman Maria…