"It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man."

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Source : "Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels Fragmente Der Vorsokratiker", translated by Kathleen Freeman, Harvard University Press, (p. 165), 1948.

Democritus

#Fighting Quotes #Men Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I write music, itâ€™s performed. After all, my music says it all. It doesnâ€™t need historical and hysterical commentaries. In the long run, any words about music are less important than the music.”

Source : "Testimony". Book edited by Solomon Volkov, p. 196, 1979.
“It is time my colleagues got real. All British universities doing worthwhile research use animals, and, instead of hiding, they should be boasting of their achievements.”
“There is nothing so practical as a good theory.”

Source : Kurt Lewin (1951). “Field Theory in Social Science: Selected Theoretical Papers”, New York : Harper
“Quietly they moved down the calm and sacred river that had come down to earth so that its waters might flow over the ashes of those long dead, and that would continue to flow long after the human race had, through hatred and knowledge, burned itself out.”
“What greater restoratives have we poor mortals than a good meal taken in the company of loving friends?”

Source : Flora Thompson, H. J. Massingham (2009). “Lark Rise to Candleford”, p.506, David R. Godine Publisher
“Theater for me is about enduring human truth. Special effects can be part of that, but when they obscure what is the reason we come to theater - to see reflections of our confounded humanity - the theater has lost its way.”

Source : Source: articles.latimes.com
“I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do”
“As the State is a soulless machine, it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.”

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