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“A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.”
― The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
― The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
“Why does man need bread? To survive. But why survive if it is only to eat more bread? To live is more than just to sustain life - it is to enrich, and be enriched by, life.”
― Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers
― Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers
“142.—As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.”
― Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
― Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
“Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“When a thousand people believe some made-up story for one month, that’s fake news. When a billion people believe it for a thousand years, that’s a religion, and we are admonished not to call it “fake news” in order not to hurt the feelings of the faithful (or incur their wrath). Note, however, that I am not denying the effectiveness or potential benevolence of religion. Just the opposite. For better or worse, fiction is among the most effective tools in humanity’s tool kit. By bringing people together, religious creeds make large-scale human cooperation possible. They inspire people to build hospitals, schools, and bridges in addition to armies and prisons. Adam and Eve never existed, but Chartres Cathedral is still beautiful.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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