

“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”
― Faust, First Part
― Faust, First Part

“The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.”
― Tremendous Trifles
― Tremendous Trifles

“The gates of hell are open night and day;
Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:
But to return, and view the cheerful skies,
In this the task and mighty labor lies.”
― The Aeneid
Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:
But to return, and view the cheerful skies,
In this the task and mighty labor lies.”
― The Aeneid

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
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