"A defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are not worthy of you, then the calamity is doubled."

-- Aeschines

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“Philosophy, which formerly raised man to feel conscious of himself because he was a thinking being and to say, 'I think therefore I am," now raises him to say ... "I think, therefore I am not," (unless he takes thought into consideration only in that humble region where it is confused with action).”

Source : Julien Benda, Roger Kimball (2017). “The Treason of the Intellectuals”, p.64, Routledge
“We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global competitiveness.”
“Music will never stop - it can never stop. I will continue to sing for my fans till the end of time.”
“You are always damned by things that you do well as an actor.”
“Forget the pain. Learn to endure. Focus your attention elsewhere.”
“The income tax only taxed the Rockefellers, the Morgans and the Vanderbilts. It was aimed at the top 4 percent, and the top rate then in 1913, was 7 percent. Woodrow Wilson had a big ceremony and said, "I'm delighted to be president at the creation of this popular new tax."”
“An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can't feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn't capable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he won't put down his magic brush and head the fight against the oppressor, then he isn't a great artist.”
“We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.”

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