"Though Diogenes lived in a tub, there might be, for aught I know, as much pride under his rags, as in the fine-spun garments of the divine Plato."

-- Jonathan Swift

#Plato Quotes #Pride Quotes #Rags Quotes

“Now I begin to feel that that all that is important comes in quietness and waiting; activity should be only the working out, the digesting and putting forth of what one learned, so that one may become empty again to receive more.”
“You have to understand what it is that you are better at than anybody else and mercilessly focus your efforts on it.”
“A lack of love is the cause for most problems in life, when love is missing, nothing can flourish, only pain thrives.”
“They are Nietzsche's over-men, these primitive Albanians - something between kings and tigers.”
“In time, she learned to develop her own opinion of the people that she worked for, and she got stronger. Think she's now much stronger. In the beginning she wanted to believe she was strong but sometimes she faltered.”
“The beauty and wonders of nature are as alluring as the pursuit of Art, and made of me a landscape painter.”
“I'm over smoking. You know, I feel like I've gone on long hikes and gotten to the top of the mountain and I'm looking at something beautiful, some great huge landscape, and there's some of the cleanest air that's on the planet. And then I light up, and say, "Ahh, what a great smoking moment this is!" So it's something evil that's taken over, and I want control over it.”
“The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible...it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors...to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.”

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