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“it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”
― Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
― Aristotle

“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.”
― Aristotle

“The more you know, the more you know you don't know.”
― Aristotle

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
― Aristotle

“He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.”
― Aristotle

“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
― Confucius

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
― Confucius

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”
― Confucius

“If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”
― Confucius

“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
― Confucius

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
― Socrates

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
― Socrates

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
― Socrates

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
― Plato

“I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.”
― Eduardo Galeano

“I can't sleep. There is a woman stuck between my eyelids. I would tell her to get out if I could. But there is a woman stuck in my throat”
― Eduardo Galeano

“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
― John Locke

“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.”
― John Locke

“No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.”
― John Locke

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.”
― Pythagoras

“In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.”
― Pythagoras

“By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.”
― Democritus

“Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.”
― Democritus

“Much learning does not teach understanding.”
― Heraclitus

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni

“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”
― Epictetus

“Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore