“Not everything in the heart can be said, so god created sighs, tears, long sleep, cold smile and shivering hands.”
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“Well, when do we act like sheep: when we act for the sake of the belly, or of our sex-organs, or at random, or in a filthy fashion, or without due consideration, to what level have we degenerated?
To the level of sheep.”
― Epictetus. The Discourses as Reported By Arrian. Vol. I. Books 1 and 2. With an English Translation By W. A. Oldfather
To the level of sheep.”
― Epictetus. The Discourses as Reported By Arrian. Vol. I. Books 1 and 2. With an English Translation By W. A. Oldfather
“I throw my passport in the sea, And name you my country
I throw all of my dictionaries in the fire, and name you my language”
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I throw all of my dictionaries in the fire, and name you my language”
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“Do not trust her seeming calm; in a moment the sea is moved to its depths.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“And why should we feel anger at the world?
As if the world would notice.”
― Meditations: A New Translation
As if the world would notice.”
― Meditations: A New Translation
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