"Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do"

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Epictetus

#Who You Are Quotes

“I had always imagined that ClichÃ© was a suburb of Paris, until I discovered it to be a street in Oxford.”

Source : Philip Guedalla (1921). “Supers & supermen: studies in politics, history and letters”
“The word of God is our only standard, and the Holy Spirit our only teacher.”
“"What is the most beautiful word in the language?" The elderly lawyer quickly replied: "Home."”
“Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them. It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation's police departments.”

Source : "No Country for 'Black Teens'" by Benjamin Jealous, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 5, 2013.
“You've got to be smart enough to write and stupid enough to not think about all the things that might go wrong.”
“Nothing is more necessary or stronger in us than rebellion.”

Source : Georges Bataille (2004). “The Unfinished System of Nonknowledge”, p.185, U of Minnesota Press
“The concentration of all seven behind the stroke should be so strong that you know by feel when that stroke has varied his style or rating without the cox announcing it.”
“When you live on Cold Mountain long enough the autumns pass quickly When you live alone you have no worries When you leave the doors open no one bothers you The bubbling stream runs forever In the cave a clay pot boils over a fire on the ground A wandering breeze stirs the fragrant pines When hungry I eat one simple meal And lean against the rock in complete harmony”

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