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If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart. Socrates

People Own Everyone Must Would Would-Be Take Misfortunes Most Equal Contented Were Heap Depart Common Whence Laid Portion

In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe, becomes a person who has no faith at all. Alan Watts

God Faith Nature Religion Words Matters Universe Other About Ideas Becomes Person In Other Words Fanatic Certain Who

The reason we have poverty is that we have no imagination. There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it's only money... they don't know how to enjoy it, because they have no imagination. Alan Watts

Great People Money Wealth Poverty Enjoy Think Imagination Only Vast Know Because How Accumulate Reason Many

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. Antisthenes

Jealousy Passion Own Eaten Rust Consumed Envious Iron Away

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. Aristotle

Death Trouble Cowardice Braves Suicide Run Some Object He Noble True Does Escape Form While Ill Away

We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle

War Peace Live Make May

Friendship is essentially a partnership. Aristotle

Friendship Partnership Essentially

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. Aristotle

Hope Youth Deceived Easily Because Quick

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. Epictetus

You Yourself Lie Evil Be True Correct Laugh True Spoken

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Francis Bacon

Religion Man Mind Men Minds Philosophy Atheism About Little Depth

The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.' Friedrich Nietzsche

Death Heart Earth Kingdom Something Condition Heaven After

There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now. Guru Nanak

Death Truth Kindness God Hate Fears Beginning Guru Never He True Name Beyond Also Without None Been His Commenced Dies In The Beginning Realized Ages Cycle Creator Now Ever

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action. John Dewey

Action Something Through Self Ready-Made Continuous Formation Choice

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. William James

Attitude Will Beginning Difficult Else Our Outcome More More Than Anything Affect Than Task Anything Anything Else Which Successful Difficult Task

There is no love of life without despair of life. Albert Camus

Life Love Despair No Love Without

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. Antisthenes

Truth You Yourself People Enemy Lost Tell Temper About Only Dearly His Friend Loves Who Two Two People

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech. Aristotle

Language Three First Must Proper Various Various Parts Points Study Parts Arrangement Making Means Producing Persuasion Second Third Speech

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection. Arthur Schopenhauer

Death Every Gives Resurrection Parting Reunion Hint

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire. Bernard Williams

Genius Brainy Fire Flame Talent

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. Bertrand Russell

Life Competition Victim Nothing Criminal Rather Than

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. Bertrand Russell

Respect Tyranny Prison Submission Starvation Unnecessary Out Insofar Voluntary Beyond Opinion Goes Anything Public Should Avoid Public Opinion Keep Necessary

The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years. Deepak Chopra

Life Health You Think Way Eat Years Behave Influence Your

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