“For to be wise and love exceeds man's might.”
― Troilus and Cressida
― Troilus and Cressida
“So it is that whenever Heaven invests a person with great responsibilities, it first tries his resolve, exhausts his muscles and bones, starves his body, leaves him destitute, and confound his every endeavor. In this way his patience and endurance are developed, and his weaknesses are overcome. We change and grow only when we make mistakes. We realize what to do only when we work through worry and confusion. And we gain people’s trust and understanding only when our inner thoughts are revealed clearly in our faces and words.”
― Mencius
― Mencius
“Sad stories make good books”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“...in the worst of circumstances, the hypocrite who pretends to be good does less harm than the public sinner.”
― Don Quixote
― Don Quixote
“Granted, there is always much that is hidden, and we must not forget that the writing of history - however dryly it is done and however sincere the desire for objectivity - remains literature. History's third dimension is always fiction”
― The Glass Bead Game
― The Glass Bead Game
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