“To care only for well-being seems to me positively ill-bred.”
Quotes to Stay Determined · Page 36
Fierce words to fuel your drive and remind you nothing can stop you.
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“The best definition of man is: a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful.”
“To be acutely conscious is a disease, a real, honest-to-goodness disease.”
“The formula "two plus two equals five" is not without its attractions.”
“Accept suffering and achieve atonement through it—that is what you must do.”
“Nothing in the world is harder than speaking the truth and nothing easier than flattery.”
“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
“Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms.”
“To achieve perfection, one must first begin by not understanding many things!”
“Above all, avoid falsehood, every kind of falsehood, especially falseness to yourself.”
“Intelligence is a knave, but stupidity is honest and straightforward.”
“For the secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.”
“Money is coined liberty, and so it is ten times dearer to the man who is deprived of freedom.”
“The wisest of all, in my opinion, is he who can, if only once a month, call himself a fool.”
“Neither a person nor a nation can exist without some higher idea.”
“A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.”
“A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.”
“For I have been a man, and that means to have been a fighter.”