Quotable quotes and sources~

[totitot87]

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I would rather be first in a barbaric country than be second in Rome.

Julius Caesar (100 - 44 BC)

[totitot87]

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Sun-tzu (~400 BC), The Art of War. Strategic Assessments

[totitot87]

Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.

Lao-tzu (604 - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu

[totitot87]

Let your desires be ruled by reason.
(Appetitus Rationi Pareat)

Cicero (106 - 43 BC)

[hera_82]

Every man, however obscure, however far removed from the general recognition, is one of a group of men impressible for good, and impressible for evil, and it is in the nature of things that he cannot really improve himself without in some degree improving other men.
-- Charles Dickens (1812-1870); Writer

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves.
-- [b]Tryon Edwards (1809-1894); Editor and theologian

[hera_82]

Arrogance is a kingdom without a crown.
-- American Proverb

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
-- [b]Benjamin Whichcote

[splendid moonlight]

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics. - Voltaire

[princesa_sa_isla]

"Pretending not to be hurt is such a brave thing to do......but you know what? crying is even braver...because not everyone can face the fact thats some things are not meant to be."

[princesa_sa_isla]

" Never love if you are not prepared to be hurt,never start if you dont have plans to finish, never speak if you dont mean it,most importantly never use someone to move on.

[butbuton]

Don’t get into anything beyond your capability to handle