Category: philosopher
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
Lao Tzu
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A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
Henry David Thoreau
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The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
Socrates
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Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
William James
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The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
Thomas Aquinas
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
Diogenes
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I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are ‘among the most unspeakable crimes in history.’ I took no position on just where they stand on the scale of horrors relative to Auschwitz, the bombing of Chungking, Lidice, and so on.
Noam Chomsky
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To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.
Marcus Aurelius
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In societies that profess some respect for law, suspects are apprehended and brought to fair trial. I stress ‘suspects.’
Noam Chomsky