“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”
― The Republic
― The Republic
“Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“I am very happy
Because I have conquered myself
And not the world.
I am very happy
Because I have loved the world
And not myself.”
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Because I have conquered myself
And not the world.
I am very happy
Because I have loved the world
And not myself.”
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“All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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