Rochefoucauld states, “Perfect value is to do unwitnessed that which we should be capable of doing before all of the world.” Kindness is an important value that is able to be done without anyone seeing. A truly kind person does not be kind for fame or fortune. This quote is well written and should be important to everyone, so therefore it will be analyzed. The important key points that will be analyzed in this quote are what it means,what he means by perfect value, why it is important, and how everyone can carry this quote into their daily lives. Rochefoucauld's quote is quite meaningful and very well versed. “Perfect value is to do unwitnessed that which we should be capable of doing before all of the world” basically means that kind acts should not be done for recognition. Kindness should be done only for the sake of being the right thing to do. If fame or recognition is sought after for doing a good deed, then it does not mean as much. Many good deeds are done unnoticed that mean just as much as a kind act that were noticed. Those who are truly kind will do a good deed which is done for the sake of doing a good deed is basically what the quote means. …show more content…
Perfect value can be obtained through many different actions and deeds. In this case, the author believes that perfect value can be obtained through be able to do deeds that go unnoticed. The word simply means someone that has good character. In this quote in particular, the author is trying to say that a characteristic of perfect value is to be able to do something regardless of whether it will be noticed or not. He also believes that is important to be able to do something kind for the sake of doing something kind. Perfect value is hard to define because it can mean a number of things and people have many different opinions on what the characteristics of perfect value
“The word perfection cannot be defined into one person or one thing. Perfection can only be told or seen in a first person view. No one will genuinely think something or someone is as perfect as another person, it’s impossible to see eye to eye with something that is as powerful and subjective as perfection.” - Jordan van der neut, 2014
A person has the choice to become either a positive or negative influence on this planet, and it is up to them to make that personal decision. Many believe that one person cannot make a difference unless there are extreme outside circumstances, such as growing up in a family of distinction. However, Goodall believes very differently. “What a difference a single individual could make in our gradual process toward a moral world…Yes, each one of us carried seeds for change.” One person can make a difference, but not all of these changes need to be so big that they are written down in history books. In fact, just the difference that one person can bring about on another person has the potential to create a snowball of differences. One person says a kind word to another person, the next person passes that positive sentiment on, and so on and so forth. This is the idea of “paying it
I am enthusiastic about this section of Discovering Wes Moore because it prompts me that we should all try to make the world a better place. Everyone can contribute something positive to our community. This quote relates to me because this summer I joined trail monitoring in Kennebunk, Maine. I wanted to do community service and give back to my society. When my aunt’s friend, Marie Louise, told me about her job at the Kennebunk Land Trust and all the environmental tasks they do for the town, I jumped to the chance to participate as a trail monitor. I was assigned two trails to clean up and monitor. I kept a log of the number of miles and hours I spent on the trails. I loved helping the environment and making way for others to enjoy nature. In addition, I made another connection to this quote when I give back to my community by raising money for animal shelters. I participate in local food drives. In the summer time, I bike in the Tour de Cure race, which raises money for diabetics. When I was little, I had birthday parties and instead of my friends buying gifts for me I asked if they could give money to Birthday Wishes. Birthday Wishes is an organization that raises money for kids who can’t afford birthday gifts and parties. These actions help to make way for each other and makes the world a kinder and better place to grow up and live your life. All in all, the
When applying it to our daily lives we see that we are more likely to deem a person ‘good’ or ‘generous’ if they spared their time to go and work with displaced people from war struck regions of the world out of compassion and the need to give back to the society, as oppose to those who go only because they feel it is their duty.
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
In my opinion, being nice to people is the foundation for almost everything you’ll do in this world. This book has made me think about the effects of being kind to people. Now, I see that if I do something nice for someone, it not only makes them happy, but it has an impact on me too. I also realize that it influences many things in my life. I see how important it is now to be nice to people, because kindness gets you everywhere now.
... men Good-Will’” (186). This last statement emphasizes his appeal to pathos in assuming that a goal of people overall is to strive toward World Peace. In saying that, readers may agree that generosity toward all is a step toward peace.
It is important, now, to understand what it means to be reasonably detached and how extreme detachment or attachment contribute to the related vices, extravagance and stinginess respectively. To be reasonably detached from the value of money is to view money's value, and by extension, that of material goods, for it's ability to aid in survival and raise quality of life. \ari clearly states that the generous individual chooses to give material goods to others for these properties, so much so that the generous individual might be inclined not to look out for
Additionally, Thoreau explains that doing good is not “[feeding] me should I be starving, or [warming] me should I be cold, or [pulling] me out of a ditch if I should ever fall in one” (Thoreau 54). These actions are not goodness because these actions are not leading by example. Essentially, Thoreau believes that people need to teach others how to solve problems, not solve other people’s problems. So, those who do instead of teach are not helping society, and therefore, are not doing good. By not doing good, these people are causing more problems in society instead of helping society, because the people that need help are not receiving what they need.
People perpetrate seemingly selfless acts almost daily. You see it all over the news; the man who saved that woman from a burning building, the mother who sacrificed herself to protect her children from the bomb blast. But how benevolent are these actions? Are these so-called “heroes” really sacrificing themselves to help others? Until recently, it was the common belief that altruism, or selfless and unconditional kindness, was limited primarily to the human race. However, within the last century, the works of several scientists, most prominently George Price, have provided substantial evidence concluding that altruism is nothing more than a survival technique, one that can be calculated with a simple equation.
Ralph Nader, an American political activist and author of Lebanese origin, once said “When strangers start acting like neighbors... communities are reinvigorated.” Thus is the opinion of a Utilitarian, one who believes that one should act according to whatever yields the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. According to a Utilitarian, this quote describes the essence of our obligations to strangers, or people we don’t naturally care about. It says that we must treat strangers in the same way we would treat a neighbor, family member, friend, or anybody else we care about. By treating strangers this way, it promotes and creates a universal caring for the needy and can cause communities to be rejuvenated. For this
Seneca writes, “kindliness forbids you to be over-bearing towards your associates, it forbids you to be grasping” (Seneca). One who is warm- hearted has an easier time dealing with people. Kindliness allows one to treat others as one would want to be treated. Kindliness serves one greatly in a new surrounding or environment. Seneca also states “In words and deeds shows itself gentle and courteous to all men” (Seneca). Being kind through our words can help one build strong and happy relationships. Being kind through deeds shows that one is willing to help those in need and not expect anything from such deeds. Kindliness is a great virtue to have because it serves as a gateway to better human interaction and
Again we turn to outside sources, to help us. The word perfect in verse 15 has the meaning of someone who is mature or full grown. This is the meaning that says that someone is perfect when they are grounded spiritually and have become men instead of babies in Christ. Vine says that the word perfect refers “primarily to physical development, then with ethical import. ”1 I found Davidson's New Bible Commentary to have an interesting view about when this perfection can be obtained.
The term perfection relates to having qualities which are free from all possible flaws; so in order to have an idea of what perfection is one can simply look at the admirable qualities within themselves, disregard all the flaws, and enhance the desirable virtues. For example, by using qualities such as “beauty” or “wisdom,” one would realize that by imagining something more beautiful or wise than themselves that they have just created an concept of something greater than themselves. This brings up another issue regarding the assertion that “perfection can only come from perfection” due to the fact that words such as beauty, wisdom, and perfection are all subjective terms. Everyone has a varying understanding of the concept of perfection—it is nothing more than a label applied to desirable characteristics that we as imperfect beings lack. In order for our idea of true perfection to be perfect and to be implanted by a perfect being in the first place, then everyone’s idea of perfection would have to be the same.
...ience true perfection. Since an ideal can never hold up to a reality, nothing can be truly perfect.