Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    The Atlas·Ideas

    the common good

    idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages

    common good · good fortune · prosperity · prosperity of the city · the constitution of man

    spoken of as

    1 expression

    Common good1 mention

    Hiero (Greek)

    Nor should you hesitate to draw on your private property, Hiero, for the common good.
    chapter 11

    in the texts

    MeditationsImperial · Greek

    The social/communal good and the natural constitution of man that action ought to serve

    that I may not do something which the constitution of man does not will, or as it does not will, or which it does not will now.
    book seven
    or I do it as I can, taking to my aid one who, by the help of my ruling faculty, can do what is now timely and useful for the common good.
    book seven

    HieroClassical · Greek

    The shared civic prosperity that Simonides presents as more useful, honorable, and secure than private wealth or display.

    Nor should you hesitate to draw on your private property, Hiero, for the common good.
    chapter 11
    And how is the nobler victory gained, by the excellence of your team, or by the prosperity of the city of which you are the head?
    de capienda ex inimicis utilitate
    Accounted worthy of many gifts, and at no loss for some man of goodwill with whom to share them, you will find all rejoicing in your good fortune, all fighting for your interests, as though they were their own.
    chapter 11