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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… — Hannah Arendt
• I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
• At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
• Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
• A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
• The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
• What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
• A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale
• 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… — Billie Joe Armstrong
• 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… — Neil Armstrong
• Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate… — Johann Arndt
• Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold

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