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Pierre Hadot

"Only he who is capable of a genuine encounter with the other is capable of an authentic encounter with himself, and the converse is equally true...From this perspective, every spiritual exercise is a dialogue, insofar as it is an exercise of authentic presence, to oneself and to others."

Source : "La Philosophie comme manière de vivre: Entretiens avec Jeannie Carlier et Arnold I. Davidson" by Pierre Hadot, Jeannie Carlier, Arnold I. Davidson, Paris: Albin Michel, translated by Michael Chase, (p. 91), 2001.

Pierre Hadot

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“If you but knew the flames that burn in me which I attempt to beat down with my reason.”

Source : "Fictional character: Evgeny Onegin". "Onegin", www.imdb.com. 1999.
“Moderation? It's mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise. It's the devil's dilemma. It's neither doing nor not doing. It's the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. Moderation is for the bland, the apologetic, for the fence-sitters of the world afraid to take a stand. It's for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die. Moderation...is lukewarm tea, the devil's own brew.”
“Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.”
“I forget the greater part of what I read, but all the same it nourishes my mind.”
“I was very, very fortunate. I knew that. I've always known that.”
“In modern capitalism economic exploitation rather than political oppression is the real enemy of the people.”

Source : Emma Goldman (2011). “Living My Life (Two Volumes in One)”, p.324, Cosimo, Inc.
“Hollywood has known this for quite a while: Cable is the place to go because they truly have a supportive network and they want to do things that cannot be seen on broadcast. That stimulates the writer-producer. Cable is king.”
“Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!”

"Only he who is capable of a genuine encounter with the other is capable of an authentic encounter with himself, and the converse is equally true...From this perspective, every spiritual exercise is a dialogue, insofar as it is an exercise of authentic presence, to oneself and to others."

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