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“The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.”
― The Analects of Confucius
― The Analects of Confucius
“Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we'll be on our way, but he'll have to keep his own disagreeable company until the day he dies.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.”
― Don Quixote
― Don Quixote
“The book is also about cultivating the desire to live a remarkable life. Strangely, we don’t all set out on the quest to lead remarkable lives when we start our careers. Most of us are content to go with the flow. Our expectations have been lowered for us by the media and by our friends, acquaintances, and family members. So, leading a remarkable life is something you have to discover as even being a reasonable goal. It’s not obvious.”
― The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development
― The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development
“Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of everyone of its members. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.”
― Self-Reliance: An Excerpt from Collected Essays, First Series
― Self-Reliance: An Excerpt from Collected Essays, First Series
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