“What good is it to teach others if you do not first listen to yourself?”

Original: A che ti giova insegnare agli altri, se intanto tu per primo non ascolti te stesso? — A rebuke of the admired Cicero that turns moral authority inward. · Letter to Cicero, Familiares XXIV, 3 (commonly given in Italian from the Latin original)

• Advice
• Authors
• Self Knowledge

“Today I climbed the highest mountain in this region, not improperly called Ventosum. My only motive was the wish to see what so great a height had to offer.”

Original: Altissimum regionis huius montem, quem non immerito Ventosum vocant, hodie, sola videndi cupiditate ductus, ascendi. — The opening of a famous letter that turns a climb into an examination of the inner life. · Letter to Dionigi di Borgo San Sepolcro on the ascent of Mont Ventoux, Familiares IV, 1 (Latin)

• Curiosity
• Nature
• Self Knowledge