#notes and quotes

[infinitysisters]

Aristotle, 4th century BC

Politics, Book 5, section 1314a

“And it is a mark of a tyrant to dislike anyone that is proud or free-spirited; for the tyrant claims for himself alone the right to bear that character, and the man who meets his pride with pride and shows a free spirit robs tyranny of its superiority and position of mastery; tyrants therefore hate the proud as undermining their authority.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

These and similar habits are characteristic of tyrants and preservative of their office, but they lack no element of baseness.

And broadly speaking, they are all included under three heads; for tyranny aims at three things:

First to keep its subjects humble - for a humble-spirited man would not plot against anybody,

Second to have them continually distrust one another - for a tyranny is not destroyed until some men come to trust each other, owing to which tyrants also make war on the respectable, as detrimental to their rule not only because of their refusal to submit to despotic rule, but also because they are faithful to one another and to the other citizens, and do not inform against one another nor against the others;

Third is lack of power for political action - since nobody attempts impossibilities, so that nobody tries to put down a tyranny if he has not power behind him.”

[nephritebabie]

the cycle of life

[wedarkacademia]

[duckysprouts]

brain chemistry changed from no longer you and monster btw

[mindfulstudyquest]

gentle reminder you can rise up from everything. you can recreate yourself. nothing is permanent. you are not stuck. you have choices. you can think new thoughts. you can learn something new. you can create new habits. all that matters is that you decide today and never look back.

[juliaxyn]

Studying with a tired heart and a hopeful mind

[limbcom]

"Holding your hand doesn't have to mean that I accept your friendship," the liar said to the truthful, trying to lie in front of the only person who understands his intentions.

He knows, of course, that the liar did not lie. For the liar is also the truthful.

[bertieorangy]

Y/N : I’ll do anything you want

Ghost : anything?

Y/N : anything.

Ghost : drink more water

Y/N : what?

Ghost : go outside, get back on your workout routine, stop procrastinating—

Y/N : wait—

Ghost : continue pursuing education, achieve acclamations, manifest the best version of yourself.

Y/N : WAIT— NO— PLEASE—

[wetcherryliquor]

[islas-autumn]

I will succeed. Not instantly. But definitely.

[wedarkacademia]

[herigo]

[love-ellisyuki]

I'll become the ghost that showed you real love.

[juliaxyn]

surviving on caffeine and novels. ...

[fehck]

"Eyes. Those damn eyes fucked me forever."

Charles Bukowski

[bertieorangy]

[Older bf!Simon]

Y/N : why was there 5,000 transferred to my account?

Ghost : oh I thought that was gonna hit Monday

Ghost : for you, lovie

Ghost : you deserve it

Y/N : wait huh???

Y/N : for me? For what?

Y/N : just cause??

Ghost : gotta make sure my baby gets stuff paid for

Ghost : because you spending my money turns me on