Rather, to help fulfill the (virtuous) wishes and interest of people. — Gibbons. But here we are. The study of history requires us to ask such complex questions as these. Why do we all have a universal desire for power? The purpose of a government isn’t to enriched the monarch or emperor. Being thirsty for power — we can never quench our thirst. Some people are late bloomers. But who knows, you might lose your mind at age 55, just like your Dad. Don’t study abstract philosophy. History is more like story-telling. Over the past 40 years, planet earth has lost 60% of its … — Gibbons. Rather, to enlighten yourself — know your purpose in life. A lot of our obstacles in life are self-imposed phantoms, that don’t exist: “We may rest assured; from the love of glory; and contempt of danger; which formed the character of Julian, that he was not discouraged by any trivial or imaginary obstacles.”, “The frequent and familiar companions of the great are those parasites who practice the most useful of all arts, the art of flattery; who eagerly applaud each word and every action of their immortal patron; gaze with rapture on his marble columns and variegated pavements, and strenuously praise the pomp and elegance which he is taught to consider as a part of his personal merit.” — Gibbons. The role of the historian. Hug your children today. — Gibbons. To feed the mouth of a thousand servants? we would not let our enemies have guns, Why should we let them have ideas? To also know, ‘immortal reason’ will survive forever: The duration of a life or reign is contracted to a fleeting moment; the grave is ever beside the throne; the success of a criminal is almost instantly followed by a loss of his prize; and our immortal reason survives and disdains the 60 phantoms of kings who have passed before our eyes; and faintly dwell on our remembrance. No matter how glorious of a life I live, or how humbly I live, we all share the same fate — the same tomb. The Cold War era taught us the importance of committing to well-rounded language skills and cultural knowledge. To keep instruction brief, practical, and to-the-point. The force of your inner-genius is phenomenal. Don’t let yourself decline, or fall. To develop our wisdom and understanding, we need more time in solitude. German Nazi rule taught us the great lesson that person can turn out be corrupt as soon as he will get power. Avoid the critics, compilers, summarizers, and commentators. To encourage others to learn virtuous things, to learn empowerment. Embrace useful technology. The wealth; whose constant increase must have rendered them the sole proprietors of the earth; was alternatively bestowed by the repentant father and plundered by the rapacious son. The noted philosopher George Santayana penned one of the great truths about human history: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — Gibbons. I downloaded all the quotes as a text file. One evil emperor can fuck up the lives of millions: The disorders of the moral are sometimes corrected by those of the physical world; and an acrimonious humour falling on a single fibre of one man may prevent us to suspend the misery of nations. Be stingy with my time. You can have 1 billion dollars, but you are poor compared to the guy with 10 billion, or the guy with 100 billion, or the guy with 10 trillion dollars. A history of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; the greatest, perhaps, the most awful scene in the history of mankind. Napolean made a mindblowing remark he said: “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake”. anti-Semitism is reaching alarming levels and it seems that the lessons of the past are all but forgotton. David Slack 05:00, Jan 05 2020. Strive to learn more, to create more, to empower others more. Thinking big. To humble the emperor. The only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn.-- Earl Warren That men do not learn very much from history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.-- Aldous Huxley We learn from history that we do not learn from history.-- Georg Hegel HISTORY: Papa Hegel he say that all we learn from history is that we learn Conversation enriches the understanding; but solitude is the school of genius. Never Invade Russia. To use the little body, little time I have, to do a (few) great things. Why keep pursuing pointless pleasure? 5 Lessons History Has Taught Us About Impeachment. Even if we are giants, if someone is even bigger than us, we will be seen as small. — Gibbons. My body will die, perish, and be delivered to the flames at the end of my life. To not waste my precious fruit. To love all of humanity, to forgive endlessly (70x7 times, like Jesus said), to do honorable industry/hustle (to create the work you were put on earth), to uplift the souls of others (through your advice, wisdom, writings, speech), to continue to learn and enlarge your understanding. If the one advances; the other retreats. What were their past virtues, living in the desert, with little. — Gibbons, Prosperity ripened the principle of decay. Announcements Applying to uni? To realize all the ambitions, hopes, dreams, and accomplishments of these emperors just fades into dust. For us as historians to gather the fragments from the past, to compare, to conjecture — and to not make the same mistakes as others did in the past. In the space of 1,000 years (ten centuries) the infinite variety of laws and legal opinions had filled many thousand volumes, which no fortune could purchase and no capacity could digest. — Gibbons. This can teach us that there is no shortcut or easy way out. The history of thousands of years can be read in some hours. “After 120 years; Romans beheld an emperor who made no distinction between his duties and his pleasures, who labored to relieve the distress and to revive the spirit of his subjects; and who endeavored always to connect authority with merit, and happiness with virtue.”. Go to first unread Skip to page: GoingInsane Badges: 2. In life, we should judge ourselves to our ‘real elevation’. The ambition of kings who conquered in the past has actually prevailed. The passions of the people are furious and changeable. Do I really want to maintain owning a thousand cars? The remains of his mangled corpse were delivered to the flames; and his ashes to the wind… — Gibbons. Here's what past developments have taught us about impeachment—and how they have helped shape lawmakers’ actions today. Fauci says herd immunity possible by fall, ‘normality’ by end of 2021 ‘History has its eyes on us’ A poetic beginning Connection as an answer to turmoil Where … This time at home has taught us a lot, though. We all thought this was a temporary thing. Ambition is usually bad. Don’t let your life history be an awful scene. All life is a fleeting moment. The ancient Arabic poets were great. That is true wisdom. So strong was my passion; that the lessons which I had imbibed in the day were the constant subject of my nightly dreams. The only way to achieve it — believe in yourself (the strength of your single mind), and pursue a single object with all your heart, soul, and energy. Don’t fear pain. The human fancy can paint with more energy the misery than the bliss of a future life. What is my passion in life? Similarly, one great emperor can prevent the suffering of millions. What are the greatest lessons history has taught us? Of course you need some money to have some basic comforts in life. We need money for our basic needs. We have more energy and bliss, thinking of a blissful life after death. 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The duration of life is ‘contracted to a fleeting moment.’ Death is always beside the throne. With the two simple elements of darkness and fire we can create a sensation of pain; which may be aggravated to an infinite degree by the idea of endless duration. — Gibbons. For that, we should be grateful. To spend less time comparing yourself to others, to spend more time creating art. Don’t be a meek animal that is fearful of the land; or fearful of the water. Don’t expose myself to the greed and vices of others. Many Crusaders picked up their swords, to fight the Arabs of the middle-east. If you are a criminal and commit a crime, you will always lose your prize. Just imagine like me talking to you, or me talking to myself, kind of in the spirit of Marcus Aurelius in “The Meditations.”: My interest and duty is the same; to serve others. They will corrupt you. Hustle hard, to one day equal them. Love of luxury, fashion, pleasure, and vain furniture: “Fashion was the only law; pleasure the only pursuit; and the splendor of dress and furniture the only distinction of the citizens of Antioch.” — Gibbons. No matter how good or bad we are, we will be compared to others. We need to eliminate thirst, hunger, and being naked. Study the stoics, and Epictetus to ‘purify the heart’. We need money to fight off thirst, hunger, and being naked to the cold. But that is not always true. Make your love for humanity your mission statement. Dream of doing your passion at night. Finally, historical narratives offer us stories of humility, courage, wisdom, and—most important—hope. don’t even by mistake help your enemy. To figure out what makes a society happy and peaceful. It is human nature. To treat others like you would like others to treat yourself. The hope to change our lives for the better. To chastise the proud; protect the weak; reward the deserving; banish vice and idleness; cherish the labors of mankind; encourage industry and learning; increase revenue without increasing taxes — duties of a prince. — Gibbons. It is human nature to condemn in others the same faults we have. Don’t be an art collector; make my own art. I think 9-11 taught us some very valuable lessons about reality. See every stranger as your brother or sister. What passions can I pursue in life, if I don’t need to keep working like a slave? Ambition is a weed of quick and early vegetation in the vineyard. To know that you will die. Turns to good; and bad. — Gibbons. I read Edward Gibbon’s “The Decline and the Fall of the Roman Empire” via quotes from Eugene Ho. History undertakes to record the transaction of the past; for the instruction of future ages. Joseph Stalin, Russian dictator gave a very important piece of advice he said “Ideas are more important than guns. To learn the language of the past. Learn from from the foolish mistakes from the past Roman Emperors, and of Rome. And your meteor is ascending — into the heavens. No matter how rich or powerful, I will always find myself in the common place — the grave. Don’t let greed, ambition, and negative emotions fuck up my garden. Find that inner-hustle you had when you were 18. Because poverty is not having something, it is not having something. The more we learn, and achieve self-enlightenment, the more hope we have in life. These famous leaders and some noted incidents from the past gave us strong and important lessons which we all should learn. Also to realize, Gibbons wrote about thousands of years of history in some days. The COVID-19 crisis has led us to embrace new technologies to revitalize old social networks. Do all in my life right now to be virtuous, and to help humankind. To make information easily digestible, to actually apply it to practice. What History Has Taught Us About Epidemics May 08, 2020 Editor's note: This piece is part of an ongoing series on Caltech scientists who are researching the COVID-19 pandemic, each according to their own specialty. Ambition almost always prevails. The idea of A’maal or Karma—that deeds have repercussions for the doer—is used as a silent leitmotif throughout, bringing home a larger lesson to the reader. Be strong; or you can never persuade or lead anybody: The feeble can seldom persuade. To not do unto others as you don’t want others to do unto you. Seeing history as a glass half empty. The most important scenes will depend on the character of just 1 single actor: In human life; the most important scenes will depend on the character of a single actor. My father will give me wealth; and I shall squander the wealth. Attached to no party; interested only for the truth and candor of history…. So a millionaire can be living in poverty, if he is comparing himself to a billionaire. It makes us soft. Be a poet or an orator in life. To help those who are living in poverty. LESSONS COVID-19 ERA HAS TAUGHT US!! It is humbling to know that in 600 years, there were 60 emperors. Don’t be hungry for money; be hungry for virtue and wisdom. 12 Important Lessons, History Taught Us We Should Never Forget 1. Increase our wealth, to pursue more virtue, wisdom, and happiness. To only reward those who deserve the prizes. — Gibbons. — Gibbons. Because the U.S. Home of Representatives strikes towards potential impeachment proceedings in opposition to President Donald Trump, historians want to the previous. Therefore, we should embrace technology that lessen our toil. — Gibbons. Hitler and... 2. Keep serving others, don’t forget where you came from, and make love your mission statement. In heaven, or in a future life. Avoid those who flatter you. Don’t be lazy: They coveted the works of art; which they were too lazy to imitate and too indigent to purchase. Consider the dominion that humans had over animals, like the ox, or the sheep: By our dominion over the useful animals; the Arabian shepherd had acquired the absolute possession of a faithful friend and a laborious slave. To subtract a little from your vices everyday. How many times can I excite my endorphins by letting certain foods and compounds pass through my throat? These 14 Irrational Ideas That India Has Adopted From The West, Feeling Hopeless About Your Relationship? “The name of Poet was almost forgotten, and the Orator (usurped by the sophists). When you make art, treat your first like your last, and your last like your first. Probably you will live to 90 if you don’t catch some weird disease, cancer, or something else. Relevant even in today,s politics. But the post-9/11 era did not see the same groundswell of support for language learning when Arabic skills were desperately lacking. But we’re still going through it. After a Roman triumph, an emperor would ride around the city in a chariot — and a slave would whisper in his ear, “Memento mori.” (remember, you are mortal, and you will die), in order to not enlarge the ego of the emperor. 2. With the hundreds of Roman emperors from the past. Increase my satisfaction, and appreciation and thanksgiving: A prince, who would be rich in a private station, may be exposed by the increase of his wants to all the anxiety and bitterness of poverty. Don’t be discouraged by fake or imaginary obstacles. It is alarming that history has not taught us anything, it is open season on Jews. just like this one “Live as you are going to die tomorrow learn as you are going to live forever’. — Gibbons. Make technology our slave. The world should protect half the planet. So just scan all the thoughts and the bullet-points below. — Gibbons, The observation that in every age and climate, ambition has prevailed with the same commanding energy. History has taught us the value of foreign languages. What is wealth? We will ruin other nations, trying to be hungry for power. Not after we die. Have we learned our lesson? In the past, they had slaves, and modern technology to lessen their toil. US Educators Re-examine How Black History Is Taught in Schools June 23, 2020 Freeman Culver stands in front of a mural listing the names of businesses destroyed during the … And leads to moral weakness. What causes a society to decline? Disregard the sophists. This surprises a lot of philosophers. People will never be constant. Yet we still complain. What good is gold, silver, platinum, or green money? Yet, I gained a lot of wisdom — things I want to apply to my own life. The single fibre of one man can change a nation. What will you do in life, and what will you not do in life to make that big change? This is one of the most important lessons that Shakespeare has to teach us (I know recent times has us associate these words with race, but let's step past that idea for a moment here). Rather, be appreciative of the wealth I already have. To know that if we cultivate our inner-wisdom and reason; we will be less prejudiced, less hateful, and less intolerant. #1 Report Thread starter 7 years ago #1 In your opinion what are some of the greatest lessons has history taught us? To help rescue others. … “We have seldom an opportunity of observing, either in active or speculative life; what effect may be produced, or what obstacles may be surmounted, by the force of a single mind; when it is inflexibly applied to pursuit of a single object.” — Gibbons. Make small talk with a stranger, and ask them how they are. To have that inner-hustle; and not become complacent in life. Know that you can accomplish a shit-load in this short life of yours. We are all bounded by the same (ultimate) fate of death: Of human life, the most glorious or humble prospects are alike — and soon bounded by the tomb. On the darker side there has been less success in solving or avoiding those problems caused by greed and tribalism. Why Does The World Of Fashion Have To Embrace Sustainability? We can live in pain our entire lives. To think today is a new day, and you can start fresh. Us silly humans — we have a hunger for these ‘precious metals.’ Now, we care less about gold — we care more about money. Watch. We will always be compared to others. If you are a leader, make your duty be the same as your pleasure. To be a human is more than avoiding pain, and pursuing pleasure. Don’t think of ‘enlightenment’ as some silly, new-agey, concept. We need to simplify information. To uplift my own soul with valor, spirit, and bravery. it is thus that the experience of history exalts and enlarges the horizon of our intellectual view. 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