"Poetry is to philosophy what the Sabbath is to the rest of the week."

-- Augustus William Hare

#Philosophy Quotes #Poetry Quotes #Week Quotes

“Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short.”
“Just what is the civil law? What neither influence can affect, nor power break, nor money corrupt: were it to be suppressed or even merely ignored or inadequately observed, no one would feel safe about anything, whether his own possessions, the inheritance he expects from his father, or the bequests he makes to his children.”
“Women have to define themselves in the eyes of men. They have to fight for their rights, especially in a society that will pretend that there is no fight or no battle, that it's a clichÃ©, that feminists are reactionary, all these things.”
“When an unconquered country is conquered, people are killed... . That the beloved of the Gods finds very pitiful and grievous. ... If anyone does him wrong, it will be forgiven as far as it can be forgiven... . The beloved of the Gods considers that the greatest of all victories is the victory of righteousness.”
“My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it.”
“It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history....”
“If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour's eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour's case.”
“If you don't like how we play, then turn off the tv.”

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