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Blaise Pascal:
- What is man in nature? A nothing in respect of that which is infinite, an all
in respect of nothing, a middle betwixt nothing and all.
- Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
- I have made this [letter] longer than usual, only because I have not had
the time to make it shorter.
- The self is hateful.
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Plato:
- Wise men talk because they have something to say;
Fools, because they have to say something.
- What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing
but what is in the interest of the stronger party.
- Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
- I have good hope that there is something after death.
- The beginning is the most important part of the work.
- Let nobody speak mischief of anybody.
- They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth.
- The only thing worse than suffering an injustice is committing an injustice.
- Necessitys the of invention.
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Edgar Allen Poe:
- Years of love can be forgoent of anger.
- Those who dream by day are aware of many things
which escape those who dream only by night.
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Proverbs:
- Tell me and I'll forget;
Show me and I may remember;
Involve me and I'll understand.
- Chinese Proverb
- I dreamed a thousand new paths....I woke and walked my old one.
- Chinese Proverb
- There is no shame in not knowing;
The shame lies in not finding out.
- Russian Proverb
- One who walks in another's tracks leaves no foot prints. - Proverb
- The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
- Chinese Proverb
- Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. - Greek Proverb
- A thorn defends the rose harming only those who would steal the blossom.
- Chinese Proverb
- When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. - African Proverb
- He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
- Chinese Proverb
- As you see yourself, I once saw myself;
As you see me now, you will be seen. - Mexican Proverb
- To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming. - English Proverb
- Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. - English Proverb
- To leave is to die a little. - French Proverb
- Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight.
- English Proverb
- As you see yourself, I once saw myself; as you see me now, you will be seen.
- Mexican Proverb
- Life without a friend is death without a witness. - Spanish Proverb
- There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
- Chinese Proverb
- There are two great pleasures in gambling: that of winnning and that of losing.
- French Proverb
- It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but
death is the best of all. - Indian Proverb
- Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. - Indian Proverb
- He who can't endure the bad will not live to see the good. - Yiddish Proverb
- When you have comleted 95% of your journey you are halfway there. - Japanese Proverb
- No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back. - Turkish Proverb
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Pythagoras:
- When you want to loose what strength you have. (When asked, "When should a man approach a woman")
- Don't pray for yourself, you don't know what you need.
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