sayings

Stoic Quotes from Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary International
Philosophy

Stoic Quotes from Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary International

05/04/2026 Bruce Strom 0

Early in its history, the Rotary Clubs adopted the Four-Way Test. The Rotary website states that “the Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships.
Of the things we think, say, or do:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?”
The Four-Way Test is a restatement of the Golden Rule that is the core teaching of all Judeo-Christian traditions, encouraging fellowship among Rotarians.[3] The Four Way Test is a restatement of the Golden Rule that is the core teaching of all Judeo-Christian traditions, with an emphasis on developing fellowship with fellow Rotarians. […]

Xenophon’s Cyropaedia, Moral Sayings of Cyrus the Great, King of Persia
Greek Philosophy

Xenophon’s Cyropaedia, Moral Sayings of Cyrus the Great, King of Persia

06/30/2023 Bruce Strom 6

Was Xenophon’s Cyrus the source of Benjamin Franklin’s response to the question of what sort of government the delegates of the Constitutional Convention had created: “A republic, if you can keep it.” Xenophon’s Cyrus the Great observes, “It is a great work to found an empire, but a far greater work to keep it. To seize it may the fruit of daring and daring only, but to hold it is impossible without self-restraint and self-command and endless care.” […]