"Everything that is hard to attain is easily assailed by the generality of men."

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Source : Ptolemy, Frank Egleston Robbins (1940). “Tetrabiblos”, Loeb Classical Library

Ptolemy

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“Wanting more is just a recipe for heartache.”
“I say too much sometimes, but I'm honest, that's the important thing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There are times in history when the dark drums of God can barely be heard amid the noises of this world. Then it is only in moments of silence, which are rare and brief, that their beat can be faintly discerned. There are other times. These are the times when God is heard in rolling thunder, when the earth trembles and the treetops bend under the force of [Godâ€™s] voice. It is not given to men [and women] to make God speak. It is only given to them to live and to think in such a way that, if Godâ€™s thunder should come, they will not have stopped their ears.”
“The closer you come to your core, the greater is your joy.”
“Stars, too, were time travelers. How many of these ancient points of light were the last echoes of suns now dead? How many had been born but their light not yet come this far? If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize that we were alone? I had always known the sky was full of mysteries - but not until now had I realized how full of them the earth was.”
“There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case”
“There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.”
“You learn a lot about each other from a tour, musically and humanly.”

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