When the interests of mankind are at stake, they will obey with joy the man whom they believe to be wiser than themselves. You may prove this on all sides: you may see how the sick man will beg the doctor to tell him what he ought to do, how a whole ship’s company will listen to the pilot.
Bk. 1, ch. 6; as translated by Henry Graham Dakyns in Cyropaedia (2004) p. 29.
Cyropaedia, 4th Century BC
Kontext: That... is the road to the obedience of compulsion. But there is a shorter way to a nobler goal, the obedience of the will. When the interests of mankind are at stake, they will obey with joy the man whom they believe to be wiser than themselves. You may prove this on all sides: you may see how the sick man will beg the doctor to tell him what he ought to do, how a whole ship’s company will listen to the pilot.
„Když lidé mluví, poslouchejte. Většina lidí nikdy neposlouchá.“
„S velkou rozkoší poslouchají lidé toho, o kom si myslí, že zná jejich přednosti lépe než oni sami.“
„Většina lidí neposlouchá s úmyslem porozumět; poslouchají s úmyslem odpovědět.“
„A velkou radostí v životě je dělat to, o čem lidé říkají, že to nemůžete dokázat.“
Originál: (en) My grandfather used to take me for walks in the mountains and he didn't say very much. I learned from him to listen to silence. And for me, listening is the most important thing: to listen to each other, to listen to what people say, to listen to music.
Zdroj: The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/08/life-in-music-claudio-abbado
Originál: (en) The most important thing is to listen to each other. Many people learn how to talk, but they don't learn how to listen. Listening to one another is an important thing in life. And music tells us how to do that.
Zdroj: Deutsche Welle http://www.dw.de/on-the-death-of-claudio-abbado-love-of-music-is-what-counts/a-17373990?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf
„Všude můžeme vidět, že snění z lidí šílence nedělá. Kritikové jsou mnohem pomatenější než básníci.“
