Two Philosophers, One Same Mind on Friendship!

Available at Beautiful Illustrated Quotations Amazon store for $14.95

From Amazon review: Mencius is known to history as the "other" great philosopher from China. In actuality, Mencius was highly influential as one of the greatest exponents of Conficuan thought, and is credited with bringing Confucianism back from the brink of near extinction in China and cementing its traditions as the major social and ethical current of philosophy in Chinese civilization. This book features some of the greatest teachings of Mencius, with each quote paired with an historical anecdote on the opposite page. Ideal for all collections on Chinese philosophy

From Denny: While I'm rushing out the door to do sales calls out of town I thought I'd start your Monday morning off with two awesome friendship quotes. What struck me as most awesome about them is how they were spoken by two philosophers, worlds apart in different cultures and time periods, yet they saw the same inner illumination. Have a great Monday! Thanks for visiting!

Quotes

* Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Aristotle, Greek philosopher

* Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
Mencius (371 BC - 289 BC), Chinese philosopher

Are You Honest and Honorable with Yourself?

From New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Death of Socrates - Image by wallyg via Flickr

From Denny: I've always enjoyed a comment or two from the ancient past from the brainy Greek thinkers like Socrates. His deep thoughts have survived the test of time as well as bad translations! :)

How many of us stop long enough in our daily life to reflect upon if we are really living our lives with honor in the world? This is why I enjoy quotations so much as they are like daily meditations to give us a short checklist of what to consider as we live from moment to moment. And Socrates, well, the man not only had wit, he had game!

"The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be." - Socrates