“Originality is being different from oneself, not others.”
― Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica
― Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.”
― Meditations
But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.”
― Meditations
“The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer?”
― The Principles of Morals and Legislation
― The Principles of Morals and Legislation
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
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