"Remember that life holds out many pleasing deceits to us by the vanity of glory; for that when we are beginning to live, then we are dying. There is, therefore, nothing more profitless than ambition."

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Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by Diogenes Laërtius, transl. by C. D. Yonge, London: H. G. Bohn, p. 196, 1853.

Theophrastus

#Ambition Quotes #Vanity Quotes #Dying Quotes

“When we take the one seat on our meditation cushion we become our own monastery. We create the compassionate space that allows for the arising of all things: sorrows, loneliness, shame, desire, regret, frustration, happiness.”
“We'll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.”
“[G]et two-thirds of the states to alter the Constitution; come out with their national religion, and then let the people get their throats ready.”
“Things go away and projects crumble and disappear, or you make your movie and it comes out and no one watches it.”

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“Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.”

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“I am a creator of TV shows. 'Lifestyle' ran for 14 years... that was pleasurable. We also had 'Runaway' for eight years. We did two years of a show called 'The Start of Something Big', and we did a network series called 'Fame, Fortune and Romance.”

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“Three jolly huntsmen, In coats of red, Rode their horses Up to bed.”
“Let me ask you something, in all the years that you have undressed in front of a gentleman has he ever asked you to leave? Has he ever walked out and left? No? Itâ€™s because he doesnâ€™t care! Heâ€™s in a room with a naked girl, he just won the lottery”

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