PANEL 04

How to Life

Maxims for actually living — when to speak and when to keep silent, what to remember, how to hold the will, the discipline of attention. The canon at its most manual-like.

1,357 statements · 6 theme-groups

Theme-groups in this panel

Practical Wisdom

389 statements · 21 themes

  • Practical-Wisdom (150)
  • Realism (15)
  • Reason-Wisdom (19)
  • Knowing-vs-Doing (24)
  • Wisdom-Learning (5)
  • Game-Reciprocity (7)
  • + 15 more

Speech, Silence, Truth

149 statements · 10 themes

  • Truth-Speech (15)
  • Speech-Discipline (35)
  • Silence-Discipline (47)
  • Open-Speech (5)
  • Conceal-Reveal (11)
  • Words-Unspoken (14)
  • + 4 more

Memory, Honor, and the Past

138 statements · 4 themes

  • Memory-Honor (102)
  • Cross-References (7)
  • Public-Perception-Memory (6)
  • Life-Recount (23)

Will, Patience, Courage

337 statements · 11 themes

  • Yes-No Power (8)
  • Sobriety-Power (8)
  • Patience (7)
  • Courage (10)
  • Humility (4)
  • Conscience & Conduct (272)
  • + 5 more

Discipline of Mind, Discipline of Eye

130 statements · 13 themes

  • Thought-Discipline (16)
  • Camera-Discipline (7)
  • Mind-Bending (8)
  • Mental-Slippage (6)
  • Sleep-Escape (6)
  • Content-Diet (11)
  • + 7 more

Acts of Care

214 statements · 19 themes

  • Gratitude (20)
  • Empathy (11)
  • Kindness-Policy (4)
  • Children-Love (8)
  • Friendship (7)
  • Trust (22)
  • + 13 more