"Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself."

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Horace

#Wise Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Freedom Quotes

“The purpose of the university is to make students safe for ideas - not ideas safe for students.”
“We rarely quote nowadays to appeal to authority... though we quote sometimes to display our sapience and erudition. Some authors we quote against. Some we quote not at all, offering them our scrupulous avoidance, and so make them part of our "white mythology." Other authors we constantly invoke, chanting their names in cerebral rituals of propitiation or ancestor worship.”
“For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.”
“Curing the negatives does not produce the positives.”

Source : Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). “Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”, p.10, Vintage
“Why do babies starve /When there's enough food to feed the world /Why when there's so many of us /Are there people still alone”
“Seeing Neil Entwistle accused of this awful crime gives us little comfort and, in fact, only adds to our enormous pain and suffering. To think that someone we loved, trusted and opened our home to could do this to our daughter and granddaughter is beyond belief. The betrayals to the family, to Neil's family, to our family (and) to our friends here and in the UK are unbearable.”

Source : "Neil Entwistle Pleads Not Guilty". foxnews.com. February 17, 2006.
“Aquatic invasive species are destroying the environment, damaging fisheries, and costing American taxpayers billions of dollars annually.”
“"Cynic" is a word invented by optimists to put down realists.”

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