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“The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected.”
Book VII • Marcus Aurelius“The finest virtues can become deformed with age. The precise mind becomes finicky; the thrifty man, miserly; the cautious man, timorous; the man of imagination, fanciful. Even perseverance ends up in a sort of stupidity. Just as, on the other hand, being too willing to understand too many opinions, too diverse ways of seeing, constancy is lost and the mind goes astray in a restless fickleness.”
Reflections on Literature and Morality • Andre Gide“The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.”
Unlimited Power • Mark Twain“Mercy often inflicts death.”
Troades • Lucius Annaeus Seneca“ "Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men."”
The Analects of Confucius • Confucius