Sunday, February 4, 2007

Behavioural Difficulties

It may be esteemed, perhaps, a superfluous test to prove, that the benevolent or softer affections are estimable: and wherever they appear, engage the approbation and good-will of mankind. The epithets sociable, good-natured, humane, merciful, grateful, friendly, generous, beneficent, or their equivalents, are known in all languages, and universally express the highest merit, which human nature is capable of attaining. - David Hume

Virtue, like wisdom, is an almost totally redundent notion today. Out of fear of hypocrisy we've dropped it as if it were a socially awkward guest someone made the mistake of inviting to a polite gathering.

5 comments:

billoo said...

Citizen, are you really in Albania? I hope you write soemthing about it. Have you read any Ismail Kadare?

citizen said...

no I just haven't got round to putting any details to my profile !
but who is Ismail Kadere?

billoo said...

A novelist. Writes about the old ways of Albania.

billoo said...

'Morning Citizen. I like the bit, 'Walking down the street'!

Comic books? Any in particular?
Silver Surfer by the sounds of it...

billoo said...

Citizen,some great music. Hope you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slcxn83-_Tc

http://www.piazzolla.org/