Posts tagged: philosophy

Learning English

On Friendship, Benevolence… And Strategy

A More Modern Version Instead of quoting Sun Tzu or Nietzsche, let me start with a version actually coined by my own father, one Eric Bourque: You should make your friends not want to be your enemies, and you should make your enemies want to be your friends. – Eric Bourque Seriously, there’s a ton…

Learning English

Pride vs. Narcissism

I suddenly had a flash of inspiration and felt compelled to write – well, blog – about the issue of pride vs. narcissism. Both seem similar, yet they are different in a way that I find to be critically important. Individual Pride & Narcissism Pride X is important to me. X is indispensable to me. X has virtues that…

Learning English

I Am…

An Essay by Jeremiah Bourque Listen to this Article as a Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. The English language really begins with two words: I am. English verb phrases are defined by two things: what is definite, and what is indefinite. Put differently, English verb phrases are defined by what is…