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![“If they [Plato and Aristotle] wrote about politics it was as if to lay down rules for a madhouse. And if they pretended to treat it as something really important it was because they knew that the madmen they were talking to believed themselves to be kings and emperors. They humoured these beliefs…” quote by Blaise Pascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb5/blaise-pascal-167_belief_if-they-plato-and-aristotle-wrote-about_343108.jpg)
![“[His mind] was like a volcano, full of fire and wealth, sometimes calm, often dazzling and playful, but ever threatening. It ran swift as the lightning from one subject to another, and occasionally burst forth in passionate throes of intellect, nearly allied to madness.” quote by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/marguerite-gardiner-countess-o_calm_his-mind-was-like-a-volcano-full-of-fire_1027450.png)
![“If you have a strong ego [and] something good happens to an acquaintance of yours, [it] makes you feel bad. It's called envy. ... The ego thinks something has been taken away from you because somebody else has received something good. It's a complete illusion, but that's the madness of the ego.” quote by Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/eckhart-tolle-81_acquaintance_if-you-have-a-strong-ego-and-something-g_1056270.jpg)
