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How has reading the Greeks changed your life?

>> No.14079122
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14079122

>>14079111
It lead me to read the Romans, which made me a billionare-Chad

>> No.14079141

>>14079111
Besides Plato, Aristotle, Oedipus King, and Homer, they are so unbelievably boring. I tried reading Hesiod and i've never seen such a terrible and uninspiring work in my life. I'd rather read thousands and thousands of anime fan fictions than to read another page of Greek god genealogy as written by that peasant retard. I hate him so much. I also hate the rest of Greek literature, like for example, the whiny pathetic females of Euripedes, or the oratory heavy drama of Aeschylus, or the unfunny slapstick of Aristophanes. It's all so fucking overrated.

>> No.14079163

>>14079122
I've been meaning to ask this for a while, and I see your mistaking "lead" with "led" as the perfect opportunity. Why is the past tense of "read" also "read," but it's "led" for "lead"? That doesn't make much sense.

>> No.14079205

>>14079163
English is such a shitty language. Props for pointing out my mistake though.

>> No.14079273

>>14079141
>aristotle
>not boring

>> No.14079283

>>14079163
the ea in read and lead are pronounced differently tho so it's not that surprising that the past form is also different

>> No.14079305

>>14079273
Aristotle's prose is boring, but the meaning of his logical conclusions aren't. If you can cut through the dry prose, you'll find gold.

>> No.14079341

Short answer, it hasn't at all

>> No.14079387

I no longer fear death because it’s pointless to fear that which we do not know and it’s foolish to assume that death is the worst thing that can happen to you

>> No.14079537

>>14079305
>gold
So what gold did you find in Aristotle?

>> No.14079570

>>14079387
I realised that when I was 9 years old

>> No.14079581

>>14079387
Any specific recommendations?

>> No.14079589

>>14079111
it hasn't

>> No.14079605

It helped me look smart a few occasions and that's about it

>> No.14079615

>>14079387
>I no longer fear death because it’s pointless to fear that which we do not know
No, it's called a survival mechanism.
> foolish to assume that death is the worst thing that can happen to you
Non-sequitur.

Brainlets should not be allowed to read books.

>> No.14080601

>>14079111
used to be somewhat esoteric but plato made me conservative and more rarional. I also dont talk without thinking as much anymore

>> No.14080980
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I started with the Greeks. It broadened my horizons and deepened my thought process. It led me to the Romans, which led me to the early scholars, Fathers, and Theologians of Christianity. This led me to St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, and St. Gregory Palamas.

Now I have converted to Christianity under the Roman Catholic Church; thank you Greeks!

>> No.14081639

>>14079111
Greeks invented jack shit
read based tatian for reddest of redpills

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>>14079111
Reading on spartan history changed a lot in my life regarding my perception on what is discipline.
I actually lost weight, balanced out my diet, started reading more books and stopped playing video games. Now i want to get more into european history when get the chance, especially norse one.
I want to motivate myself to become better man to at very least die without regrets.

>> No.14082727

>>14079615
No wonder you're not well-read enough to know what you're talking about.

>> No.14082890

>>14079111
By making me realise i should read what i want and listen to some jerkoffs on the internet.

>> No.14083349

>>14079111
I CANT STOP FUCKING TWINKS NOW