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“It is the act of an ill-instructed man to blame others for his own bad condition; it is the act of one who has begun to be instructed, to lay the blame on himself; and of one whose instruction is completed, neither to blame another, nor himself.”
The Enchiridion • Epictetus“To shrug it all off and wipe it clean--every annoyance and distraction--and reach utter stillness. Child's play. ”
Book V • Marcus Aurelius“my lad, as far as I can see, free-thinking women are all monsters." ”
Fathers and Sons • Ivan Turgenev“Only the shallow know themselves.”
Phrases and Philosophies for the use of the Young • Oscar Wilde“The distinguishing property of man is to search for and to follow after truth. Therefore, when relaxed from our necessary cares and concerns, we then covet to see, to hear, and to learn somewhat; and we esteem knowledge of things either obscure or wonderful to be the indispensable means of living happily. ”
On Duties • Marcus Tullius Cicero