#philosophy

Failing to meet your true destiny is a tragic act of free will. ↗

— Anthon St. Maarten

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When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!’. ↗

— Epictetus

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Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made ... ↗

— Robert Browing

#life #life-and-living #life-philosophy #inspirational

Nothing but sunrise and sunsetting Men fighting the things that are- Birthgiving and bloodletting And a drunk god snoring afar. ↗

— Dan Levin

#military-quote #men

If i had it all to do again there would be more bodies. ↗

— Phil Baker

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Do not be a product of your environment; instead be the creator of the product in your environment ↗

— Justice Okafor

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You should not measure your worth by how much money you have in your bank account ↗

— Justice Okafor

#motivational #philosophy #inspirational

It was Don Paolo's birthday and all the people of the village were gathered in the piazza to celebrate him. The band played, the wine flowed, the children danced, and, as he stood for a moment alone under the pergola, a little girl approached the the beloved priest. "But Don Paolo, are you not happy?" she asked him. "Of course I am happy," he assured the little girl. "Why, then, aren't you crying? ↗

— Marlena De Blasi

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The most important thing I gained from my travels was the knowledge that one could achieve anything with determination and an ounce of luck. ↗

— Stefan Waydenfeld

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The scepticism which men affect towards their higher inspirations is often not an honest doubt, but a guilty negligence, and is a sign of narrow mind and defective wisdom. ↗

— James Martineau

#negligence #philosophy #religion #wisdom #inspirational