"The deepest rivers flow with the least sound."

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Source : Quintus Curtius Rufus, John Rowe Workman (1956). “Quintus Curtius [History of Alexander]”

Quintus Curtius Rufus

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“My advice if you insist on slimming: Eat as much as you like - just don't swallow it.”
“Some men will spin out a long prayer telling God who and what he is, or they pray out a whole system of divinity. Some people preach, others exhort the people, till everybody wishes they would stop, and God wishes so, too, most undoubtedly.”
“Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid.”
“Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.”

Source : "Fictional character: Anna Barton". "Damage", www.imdb.com. 1992.
“When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.”
“The dungeon image helped. "You need to let Maximus go," I stated, my voice stronger now. "No. Wine?”
“As for love . . . no, having once written that word I can write nothing more.”

Source : Osamu Dazai (1968). “The Setting Sun”, p.28, New Directions Publishing
“Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Unless he doesn't like sushi, then you also have to teach him to cook.”

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