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“We don’t get to choose what happens to us, but we can always choose how we feel about it. And why on earth would you choose to feel anything but good? We can choose to render a good account of ourselves. If the event must occur, Amor fati (a love of fate) is the response.”
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
“When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.”
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“Simon BolIvar is often called "the George Washington of South
America" because of his role in the liberation of five South
American countries (Colombia, Venezula, Ecuador, Peru and
Bolivia) from Spanish rule. Few, if 'any, political figures have
played so dominant a role in the history of an entire continent as
he did.”
― The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History
America" because of his role in the liberation of five South
American countries (Colombia, Venezula, Ecuador, Peru and
Bolivia) from Spanish rule. Few, if 'any, political figures have
played so dominant a role in the history of an entire continent as
he did.”
― The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History
“El pintor es dueño de todas las cosas que el hombre pueda pensar... lo que en el universo existe por esencia, presencia o imaginación, él lo tiene antes en su mente y en sus manos luego”
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“Quiero aprender cada vez mejor a ver lo necesario de las cosas como lo bello; así, seré de los que vuelven bellas las cosas. ¡Amor fati: que ese sea en adelante mi amor! No quiero librar guerra a lo feo. No quiero acusar, no quiero ni siquiera acusar a los acusadores. ¡Apartar la mirada, que sea ésta mi única negación! Y, en definitiva, y en grande: ¡quiero ser, un día, uno que sólo dice sí!”
― The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
― The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
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