"The gods do not fight against necessity."

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Source : "Protagoras". Dialogue by Plato, 345d,

Simonides of Ceos

#Fighting Quotes

“And a lot of times in slam poetry I feel like people are so worried about the performance that the words might not be as strong.”
“An old medical friend gave me some excellent practical advice. He said: "You will have for some time to go much oftener down steps than up steps. Never mind! win the good opinions of washerwomen and such like, and in time you will hear of their recommendations of you to the wealthier families by whom they are employed." I did so, and found it succeed as predicted.”

Source : William Crawford Williamson (1896). “Reminiscences of a Yorkshire Naturalist”
“Training is vital. You need to know the technical aspects of acting, just in case someone hands you a monologue and simply says, 'Cry here and laugh here.' You have to be able to make sense of it all.”
“When we put people before possessions in our hearts, we are sowing seeds of enduring satisfaction.”
“Fond memory brings the light of other days around me.”

Source : 'National Airs' (1815) 'Oft in the Stilly Night'
“We are never more true to ourselves than when we are inconsistent.”
“Where all of the man is what property he owns, it does not take long to annihilate him.”
“Take me someplace where we can be silent together.”

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