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Aristotle
"I count him braver who overcomes his
desires than him who conquers his enemies,
for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
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Terry Pratchett
"Progress just means bad things happen faster."
Terry Pratchett (Witches Abroad)
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Will Durant
"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. "
Will Durant
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Thomas Moore
"It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed
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Thomas Moore
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
"Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive."
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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"As I was walking up the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
I wish, I wish he'd go away.
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— Hugh Mearns
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"Live long, and prosper."
Spock
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John Donne
""...but come bad chance
And wee joyne to it our strength
And wee teach it art and length
It selfe o'er us to advance.""
John Donne
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