“...remember that what has once been done may be done again.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Indeed, pursuing pleasure, Seneca warns, is like pursuing a wild beast: On being captured, it can turn on us and tear us to pieces. Or, changing the metaphor a bit, he tells us that intense pleasures, when captured by us, become our captors, meaning that the more pleasures a man captures, “the more masters will he have to serve.”
― A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
― A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
“Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.”
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