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wars. In future, such irregularities must be avoided in order to
establish general happiness.

This ethical thought is ascribed to Periander:

“Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.”

This is a starting point for many moral philosophers to get to what

is right and truthful.

Human life is relatively short. We should be grateful to our

parents for it and we should bring up our own offspring. We

should not fear death and be proud to have educated our
children to be better than us. While we live, we should praise

virtue and condemn evil.

The whole can destroy the evil. People’s true power is their belief

in the whole that will lead them to good solutions. The harmony

of the whole increases and upgrades goodness.

Gautama Buddha (563-483 BCE) is known t have said:

“Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won’t
play, if it is too loose it hangs. The tension that produces the

beautiful sound lies in the middle.”

Harmonious social relationships have to be gradually built and

strengthened in order to achieve happiness and prosperity.

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