Leandro Karnal
Brazilian historian and intellectual, Leandro Karnal is one of today's most influential voices, blending philosophy, history, and ethics to analyze the dilemmas of contemporary society.
Frases de Leandro Karnal
“Ethics is what you do when everyone is watching. Character is what you do when no one is watching.”
Ética e Caráter “A pessimist is just an optimist with all the facts.”
Ironia Filosófica “Intelligence is the ability to make distinctions.”
Cognição “Reading is a habit that keeps us from being fools.”
Educação “Hatred is a fetish. Hatred is one of the deepest forms of dependency.”
Psicologia Social “Vanity is the greatest sin, for it is the sin of those who believe themselves to be perfect.”
Crítica à Vaidade “Happiness is an instant, joy is a state of being.”
Existencial “Hell is other people, but heaven is too.”
Relações Humanas “Ignorance is next door to violence.”
Crítica Social “Every choice implies a loss.”
Reflexão Prática “Self-help is the death certificate of intelligence.”
Crítica social “Love is living with what I don't like in someone else.”
Reflexão amorosa “Studying hurts, but ignorance kills.”
Educacional “Envy is the recognition of one's own incompetence.”
Comportamental “Those who do not read, do not think; and those who do not think will be read by others.”
Reflexão Crítica “Haste is the enemy of perfection, but delay is the mother of failure.”
Pragmático “Being ethical is easy when you're winning at life.”
Ética e Moral “Narcissism is the most refined form of loneliness.”
Psicológico “Democracy is an exercise in living with those I disagree with.”
Político “A nation that does not know its history is doomed to repeat it.”
Histórico
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