His Quotes
8811 quotes by 5015 authors
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Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly…
— Hannah Arendt
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
— Aristotle
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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
— Aristotle
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Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good…
— Aristotle
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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider…
— Aristotle
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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in…
— Aristotle
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What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance…
— Aristotle
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A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content…
— Frank Abagnale
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I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely…
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his…
— Neil Armstrong
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Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison…
— Johann Arndt
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Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.
— Matthew Arnold
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This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family…
— Gerard Arpey
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I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each conversation with a…
— Antonin Artaud
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There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to…
— Antonin Artaud
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Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not only will you…
— Mary Kay Ash
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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.
— Lucius Accius
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He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that…
— Isaac Asimov
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Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for…
— Bashar al-Assad
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