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    Jess C. Scott
    “The brightest light casts the darkest shadow.”
    ― Jess C. Scott, The Darker Side of Life
    tags: author, books, cyberpunk, dark, dark-elves, ego, elves, fantasy, fiction, future, future-present, life, light, philosophy, series, urban-fantasy, wisdom
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.”
    ― Machiavelli Niccolo, The Prince
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Never was anything great achieved without danger.”
    ― Niccolo Machiavelli
    tags: daring, risk, success
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.”
    ― Niccolo Machiavelli
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, the third is useless.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
    tags: comprehension, intellect, intelligence, knowledge, philosophy, use
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli
    tags: honor, men, titles
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.”
    ― Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.”
    ― Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
    tags: bdsm-sex, leadership, politics, tyranny
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.”
    ― Niccolo Machiavelli
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “And here comes in the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both; but since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
    tags: fear, love
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.”
    ― Machiavelli
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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
    tags: political-science, politics, strategy, warfare
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  • #17
    “When you play music, you discover a part of yourself you never knew existed.”
    ― Bill Evans
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    Marjane Satrapi
    “To educate myself, I had to understand everything. Starting with myself, me, Marji, the woman.”
    ― Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis
    tags: autodidact, books
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    Nassim Nicholas Taleb
    “Only the autodidacts are free.”
    ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
    tags: autodidact
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    Abhijit Naskar
    “I Am My Teacher (Sonnet 1234)

    I teach myself when I need to learn something,
    I correct myself when I make mistakes.
    No two year old shaped as 40, 50, 60 or 70,
    Has the maturity to provide me moral guidance.

    I taught myself electronics when I fell for it,
    I taught myself music in my youthful high.
    I taught myself languages in sheer obsession,
    I taught myself aeronautics when I wanted to fly.

    Critics mail, I should add "biggest ego" to my bio,
    I thank them all for an astounding revelation.
    If I actually behaved befitting my capacity,
    Half your legends will lose their reputation.

    You only see the tip of the ice-berg,
    Fullness of the Himalayas you'll never see.
    I chose to put many of my passions aside,
    One path, one mission - one answer to calamity.”
    ― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect
    tags: autodidact, autodidactism, existentialism, genius, growth-mindset, humanitarian, learning, scientist-poet, self-correction, self-education
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    Joan Crawford
    “The intelligent woman adapts herself to fashion, but never to fad. She knows what is best for her, and her way of life, and sticks to it. She raises and lowers her hemline — with discretion — but she goes on with her timeless dresses made with the basic lines and fabrics that flatter HER, define HER life style. She’s secure, and so she can be an elegant individual.”
    ― Joan Crawford, My Way of Life
    tags: class, classy-woman, dressing, dressing-up, fashion, style
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    Joan Crawford
    “They [best dressed women] don’t want to look like their daughters. They want their own individual brand of chic. […] The cut and fit must be exactly right, and they are willing to spend hours in the fitting room to make sure of it. They spend money, too. But if any one of them went broke tomorrow she’d rather choose one perfectly cut expensive dress and make it do for years than buy a dozen cheap ones.”
    ― Joan Crawford, My Way of Life
    tags: chic, class, classy-woman, dressing-up, style, wardrobe, well-dressed
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    “The woman who understands the power of her sensuality inadvertently understands the nature a man. She therefore has no fear of other women snatching him away.”
    ― Lebo Grand
    tags: cheating, classy-woman, desire, feminine-women, femininity, love, relationship-quotes, sensual, sensuality, stimulate
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    Germany Kent
    “Just so you know, you can be a boss type of lady, confident, classy, and compassionate towards others all at the same time.”
    ― Germany Kent
    tags: boss-lady-quotes, classy-people, classy-quotes, classy-woman, compassion-for-others, compassion-for-people, compassion-quotes, compassion-wisdom, successful-women-quote, successful-women-quotes
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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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    “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
    ― Narcotics Anonymous
    tags: humor, insanity, life, misattributed-ben-franklin, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-to-einstein
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    Ernest Hemingway
    “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
    ― Ernest Hemingway
    tags: books, friends, novelist-quotes
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    Charles William Eliot
    “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
    ― Charles W. Eliot
    tags: books, friends, reading, teachers
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    George R.R. Martin
    “... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: books, mind
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
    ― George R. R. Martin
    tags: books, reading
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