A Rolling Stone Gathers no Moss

Delve into Emerson's quote, "To be yourself... is the greatest accomplishment." Discover why embracing your unique self is a path to true fulfillment. 

Delve into the wisdom of the proverb "absence makes the heart grow fonder." Does separation truly strengthen love, or is it a recipe for drifting apart? 

Explore Theodore Roosevelt's quote, "Believe you can and you're halfway there." Learn how self-belief fuels achievement and how to apply it in your life. 

"Criticism is something we can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing and being nothing" - Aristotle 

Question everything... that's a key insight from the great Greek philosopher Socrates. We may think we know ourselves and what makes us happy... but that's not always true.  Yale professor Tamar Gendler says that by harnessing our "inner Socrates" we can ask ourselves why we thin ... Show More

“The challenge of our future is to say, are we going to connect and amplify positive tribes that want to make things better for all of us?” Entrepreneur and digital wise man Seth Godin on our capacity to use connection to elevate and advance the human spirit. Find more at onbeing ... Show More

In this podcast, Eckhart talks about the life-changing wisdom we acquire when we stopcompulsive thinking. He says wisdom is very different from intelligence and that true wisdom arises from a place beyond the kind of intelligence that is generated by the mind. Eckhart explains th ... Show More

A fresh look at what it means to be wise - beyond age and experience.Sam challenges and expands upon traditional views of wisdom, to redefine wisdom to be more useful and true.By examining how wisdom influences our life decisions and embracing a broader definition of wisdom, we i ... Show More

Eckhart Tolle says that we should not panic when life’s difficulties arise. He says adversity actually plays a critical role in the evolution of our consciousness. Without it we would not learn to lead what he calls an awakened life. Eckhart quotes an ancient Roman aphorism: Per ... Show More

Children are sometimes perceived as "defective adults", empty epistemic vessels that need to be filled with the knowledge of their elders. In fact, children can teach adults a thing or two when it comes to the getting of wisdom. But does this mean that children are philosophers? ... Show More

Learn more about proverbs and why they are important in oral cultures all around the world and learn 10 new words in context.  Practice what you learn in the episode on https://englishpluspodcast.com/wisdom-of-the-ages-word-power/ Support the showSupport our mission to keep creat ... Show More