Paul

“This led to a debate between the two men on the differences between what was probable, plausible, and possible”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“Strictness to oneself joined with tenderness towards others, forms a truly excellent character. But for the most part, the man who is mild towards others, will be so towards himself, and he who is severe towards himself will be the same towards others; a character which is tender towards itself and severe towards others, is of all the most contemptible.”
― Friedrich Schiller, On the Aesthetic Education of Man

“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.”
― George Orwell

“Moral: to the extent you can choose, work on problems you think will be important.”
― Richard Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn