The philosophy asserts that virtue (meaning, chiefly, the four cardinal virtues of self-control, courage, justice, and wisdom) is happiness, and it is our perceptions of things—rather than the things themselves—that cause most of our
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“All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“All human wisdom is contained in these two words--"Wait and Hope.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
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