Famous Quotes
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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
— Henry David Thoreau ( Walden )
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“Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods.”
“Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods.”
― Aristotle (The Nicomachean Ethics )
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“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
— Epictetus ( The Enchiridion )
( LibriVox Public Domain Audiobook of The Enchiridion )
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"Life has no blessing like a prudent friend."
"Life has no blessing like a prudent friend."
— Euripides ( Wikiquote source )
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"Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."
"Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."
— Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 26, 26:52 )
( Project Gutenberg EBook The Bible, King James, Book 40: Matthew )( LibriVox Public Domain Audiobook of The Gospel According to Matthew (KJV)
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"The unexamined life is not worth living"
"The unexamined life is not worth living"
— Socrates ( Wikipedia link )
( The Project Gutenberg Books by of The Republic, by Plato )
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“"Faced with pain, you will discover the power of endurance. If you are insulted, you will discover patience. In time, you will grow to be confident that there is not a single impression that you will not have the moral means to tolerate."
“"Faced with pain, you will discover the power of endurance. If you are insulted, you will discover patience. In time, you will grow to be confident that there is not a single impression that you will not have the moral means to tolerate."
— Epictetus ( The Enchiridion 10 )
( LibriVox Public Domain Audiobook of The Enchiridion )
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