Today Quotes
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The most dangerous folly of old people who were once attractive is to forget that they are not so any longer.Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Reflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales
The agenda of the roadblock is the philosophy of the stop sign.George W. Bush, Speech (2005)
One whose chief regard is for his own mind, and for the divinity within him and the service of its goodness, will strike no poses, utter no complaints, and crave neither for solitude nor yet for a crowd. Best of all, his life will be free from continual pursuing and avoiding.Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.William Congreve, The Mourning Bride
Because a thing is difficult for you, do not therefore suppose it to be beyond mortal power. On the contrary, if anything is possible and proper for man to do, assume that it must fall within your own capacity.Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
All of us are working together for the same end; some of us knowingly and purposefully, others unconsciously.Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsTony Blair, Speech to the Labor Party Conference 3 October 1995
One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten off wolves.Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir.Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Originality is merely an illusion.M. C. Escher
