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“"To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle."”
The Analects of Confucius • Confucius“He always reflects concerning the quality, and not the quantity, of his life. As soon as there are many events in his life that give him trouble and disturb his peace of mind, he sets himself free.”
Moral letters to Lucilius • Lucius Annaeus Seneca“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.”
War and Peace • Leo Tolstoy“Variant translation: Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.”
Book IV • Marcus Aurelius“I was brought up in the Christian religion, and although I can scarcely sanction all the improper attempts to gain the emancipation of woman, all paganlike reminiscences also seem foolish to me. My brief and simple opinion is that woman is certainly as good as man-period. Any more discursive elaboration of the difference between the sexes or deliberation on which sex is superior is an idle intellectual occupation for loafers and bachelors.”
Stages on Life's Way • Soren Kierkegaard