The Root of all Evil
[quote=Marcus Brutus (Julius Caesar)]Be patient till the last.
Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my
cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me
for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that
you may believe: censure me in your wisdom, and
awake your senses, that you may the better judge.
If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of
Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar
was no less than his. If then that friend demand
why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer:
—[u][b]Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome more.[/b][/u] Had you rather Caesar were living and
die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live
all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;
as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was
valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I
slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his
fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his
ambition. Who is here so base that would be a
bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended.
Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If
any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so
vile that will not love his country? If any, speak;
for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.[/quote]
Perhaps, as Leibniz thought, there is no evil in the world. It's good vs. good, love vs. love, and not, as we suppose, good vs. evil or love vs. hate!
Discuss (please)
Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my
cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me
for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that
you may believe: censure me in your wisdom, and
awake your senses, that you may the better judge.
If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of
Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar
was no less than his. If then that friend demand
why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer:
—[u][b]Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome more.[/b][/u] Had you rather Caesar were living and
die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live
all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;
as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was
valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I
slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his
fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his
ambition. Who is here so base that would be a
bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended.
Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If
any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so
vile that will not love his country? If any, speak;
for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.[/quote]
Perhaps, as Leibniz thought, there is no evil in the world. It's good vs. good, love vs. love, and not, as we suppose, good vs. evil or love vs. hate!
Discuss (please)
Comments (12)
Sorry, I don't follow.
That's because you're no chameleon.
Could you please be less cryptic. I know it's your thing, but it has to make sense...hopefully at some level, and I'm willing to try unless of course you deem it beyond my ken.
:heart: This means love, ok.
:broken: This means losing in love aka heartbroken
:hearts: What does this mean?
Love thinking about love. Or the two love chameleons.
:up:
"When I notice how carefully arranged his hair is and when I watch him adjusting the parting with one finger, I cannot imagine that this man could conceive of such a wicked thing as to destroy the Roman constitution.”
Irony by a master of rhetoric. Excessive self-love is the root of all evil done by we humans
:up: Love nonetheless.