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We are all born mad. Some remain so. (Samuel Beckett)
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. View quote
Aristotle
For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. View quote
Plato
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. View quote
Plutarch
No man loves life like him that's growing old. View quote
Sophocles
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. View quote
Henrik Ibsen
Enjoyment of communication is the main sign of friendship. View quote
Aristotle
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for. View quote
Homer
Wisdom outweighs any wealth. View quote
Sophocles
The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate. View quote
Euripides
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. (Seneca)
There are lies, damned lies and statistics. View quote
Mark Twain
Love is a serious mental disease. View quote
Plato
Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil. View quote
Plato
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. View quote
Seneca
In war, truth is the first casualty. View quote
Aeschylus
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. View quote
Publilius Syrus
Character is simply habit long continued. View quote
Plutarch
Wit is educated insolence. View quote
Aristotle
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. View quote
Albert Einstein
The roots of education ... are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. (Aristotle)
Do not be ashamed to learn in adulthood: it is better to learn late than never. View quote
Aesop
Some people cause happiness wherever they go. Some people cause happiness whenever they go. View quote
Oscar Wilde
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. View quote
Plato
Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. View quote
Marcus Aurelius