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“Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.”
Book VIII • Marcus Aurelius“The role of the disappointed lover of a maiden or of any single woman might be ridiculous; but the role of a man who was pursuing a married woman, and who made it the purpose of his life at all cost to draw her into adultery, was one which had in it something beautiful and dignified and could never be ridiculous.”
Anna Karenina • Leo Tolstoy“Every living creature is happy when he fulfills his destiny, that is, when he realizes himself, when he is being that which in truth he is. For this reason, Schlegel, inverting the relationship between pleasure and destiny, said, “We have a genius for what we like.” Genius, man’s superlative gift for doing something, always carries a look of supreme pleasure.”
What is Philosophy? • Jose Ortega y Gasset“If thou would estimate thyself, put away wealth, land, honors; scrutinize thyself within.”
Day's Collacon • Lucius Annaeus Seneca“Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.”
Nicholas Nickleby • Charles Dickens