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“Whence come wars, and fighting, and factions? whence but from the body and the lusts of the body? For wars are occasioned by the love of money, and money has to be acquired for the sake and in service of the body; and in consequence of all these things, the time which ought to be given to philosophy is lost.”
The Trials Of Socrates • Plato“Liberty ... is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed upon man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives; and on the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall a man.”
Don Quixote • Miguel De Cervantes“Remember that to change thy opinion and to follow him who corrects thy error is as consistent with freedom as it is to persist in thy error. ”
Book VIII • Marcus Aurelius“Possessions are generally diminished by possession.”
The Gay Science • Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche“It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.”
Bleak House • Charles Dickens