The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise, as its greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Great achievements come from wanting praise, while great disasters come from wanting pleasure.
- In plain terms
- People work hard for praise but ruin themselves for pleasure.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek praise for achievement, but avoid seeking mere pleasure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What motivates your effort?
- Are you chasing pleasure?
Another view
It simplifies human motivation into just two drivers.
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