"As the Deity has given us Greeks all other blessings in moderation, so our moderation gives us a kind of wisdom which is timid, in all likelihood, and fit for common people, not one which is kingly and splendid. This wisdom, such as it is, observing that human life is ever subject to all sorts of vicissitudes, forbids us to be puffed up by the good things we have, or to admire a man's felicity while there is still time for it to change."

-- Solon

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“I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.”
“If you are losing at a game, change the game.”
“I am legitimately Scottish. I can officially say â€” yes. Yeah, I am from Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland.”

Source : YouTube Channel "Thomas Lewis"/"Interview with Karen Gillan from Doctor Who", www.youtube.com. April 16, 2010.
“Theurgy is ritual magic - but magic that enacts the will of God, not of the magician. Â It brings divine energies down to earth, elevating and spiritualizing the world of matter, including the very being and substance of the participants. Â Each time the believer takes part with attention and devotion,Â he or she becomes more attuned to God.”

Source : Richard Smoley, Jay Kinney (2012). “Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditions”, p.53, Quest Books
“What you have to do is disavow yourself from any sense other than ascendancy. That's the only direction you could possibly have towards painting. There's no other direction at all. There's no other space in art. There's no other way in which you can find yourself except in somehow feeling it. And by holding to this feeling you can once again reach out and guess and miss - and sometimes hit.”
“I learned to write from authors. I didn't know any, but I read their books.”
“Two wrongs don't make it right, but it damn sure makes us even.”
“Itâ€™s almost always sadder to stay than to depart”

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