"Consider that nothing in human life is stable; for then you will not exult overmuch in prosperity, nor grieve overmuch in adversity. Rejoice over the good things which come to you, but grieve in moderation over the evils which befall you."

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Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.19, Delphi Classics

Isocrates

#Adversity Quotes #Grieving Quotes #Evil Quotes

“I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.”
“In my case, I used the elements of these simple forms - square, cube, line and color - to produce logical systems. Most of these systems were finite; that is, they were complete using all possible variations. This kept them simple.”
“The very mudsills of society. We call them slaves. But I will not characterize that class at the North with that term; but you have it. It is there, it is everywhere, it is eternal.”

Source : Speech in the U. S. Senate, March 1858.
“If a rise in wages does not raise prices, a fall will not reduce them.”
“How frightening, that one person could mean so much, so many things.”

Source : Colleen McCullough (1977). “The Thorn Birds”
“Designers don't actually solve problems. They work through them.”

Source : Marty Neumeier (2009). “The Designful Company: How to build a culture of nonstop innovation”, p.50, Peachpit Press
“I'd never put all my chips anywhere, because I don't want to close any doors, but I was raised in a very blue-collar family. I was raised by parents who said, 'If you don't go to work every day, you're not contributing', so that's my mentality. I have to work every day; I have to bring home a paycheck.”
“Damon Scares me,' Maggie said. 'Maybe you should do what he wants.' 'Can't.' 'Why not?' 'Because he killed me. That kind of pisses me off”

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