I am as free as Nature first made man, ere the base laws of servitude began. John Dryden (1631 – 1700)
Rene Descartes Quote – “To be possessed of an energetic mind…”
To be possessed of an energetic mind is not enough; the first requirement is to use it correctly. Rene Descartes (1596 – 1650)
Walter Scott Quote – “Oh what a tangled web we weave…”
Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive! Walter Scott (1771 – 1832)
New Testament Quote – “The light of the body is the eye…”
The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. New Testament
Epictetus Quote – “Have you again forgotten?…”
Have you again forgotten? Don’t you know that a good man does nothing for the sake of appearances, only for the sake of what is right? Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “A philosopher’s school is a hospital…”
A philosopher’s school is a hospital. You should feel discomfort, not pleasure, in it, for on entering, no one is well and whole. One has a disjointed shoulder, another a wound, a third suffers from a cut, and a fourth has a headache. Am I then to sit down and give you a treat of pretty words and empty sentiments, […]
Meister Eckhart Quote – “A free mind has power…”
A free mind has power to achieve all things. Meister Eckhart (circa 1260 – 1328)
Epictetus Quote – “Let other people labor at debates…”
Let other people labor at debates and difficulties and arguments. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – “You cannot do wrong…”
You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
Epictetus Quote – “He is free who lives…”
He is free who lives as he wishes to live. He is the man who cannot suffer injury, who cannot be hindered or compelled, whose impulses are not blocked, whose desires attain their purpose, who does not fall into whatever he wishes to avoid… So, no wicked man lives like this, and so he is not free. Epictetus (55 – […]
