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“It was the hour of morning,
when the sun mounts with those stars
that shone with it when God's own love
first set in motion those fair things”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno

“The path to paradise begins in hell.”
― Dante Alighieri

“In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant… My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known — no wonder, then, that I return the love.”
― Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.”
― Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

“They can because they think they can.”
― Virgil

“Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno

“For she doth make my veins and pulses tremble.”
― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso

“A mighty flame follows a tiny spark.”
― Dante

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”
― Sun Tzu

“When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.”
― Sun Tzu

“One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. ”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“If your opponent is of choleric temper,  seek to irritate him.  Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders'.”
― Sun Tzu

“Great results, can be achieved with small forces.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“I pee in the toilets of my enemies, so that when they flush my pee comes out”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“LAW 4
Always Say Less Than Necessary

When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“When I get up in the morning, I go right back to bed again. I feel best in the evening the moment I put out the light and pull the feather-bed over my head. I sit up once more, look around the room with indescribable satisfaction, and then good night, down under the feather-bed.”
― Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

“You have a roommate."
"Yeah." He sounds confused.
"The, um, picture on your door surprised me."
"NO. No. I prefer my women with...fewer carnivorous beasts and less weaponry." He pauses and smiles. "Naked is okay. What she needs are a golden retriever and a telescope. Maybe then it would do it for me."
I laugh.
"A squirrel and a laboratory beaker?"
"A bunny rabbit and a flip chart," I say.
"Only if the flip chart has mathematical equations on it."
I fake swoon onto his bed. "Too much, too much!”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“may you sleep on the breast of your delicate friend”
― Sappho, If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

“When they were tired

Night rained her
thick dark sleep
upon their eyes.”
― Sappho, Sappho

“In the crooks of your body, I find my religon.”
― Sappho

“No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.”
― Pythagoras

“No man is free who cannot control himself.”
― Pythagoras

“Pompey snapped, “Cease quoting laws to us that have swords.”
― Mike Duncan, The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic