He employs his emotion who can make no use of his reason. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 – 43 B.C.E.)
Jean Pierre De Caussade Quote – “Nothing need be changed but…”
Nothing need be changed but your hearts. Jean Pierre de Caussade (1675 – 1751)
Epictetus Quote – “Let not that which in another is contrary…”
Let not that which in another is contrary to nature be an evil to you, for you are not made by nature to be depressed with others, nor to be unhappy with others, but to be happy with them. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Victor Cherbuliez Quote – “Our reason is so weak…”
Our reason is so weak that a trifle is enough to trouble and intoxicate it. Victor Cherbuliez (1829 – 1899)
Zhuang Zhou Quote – “If a man empties himself of himself…”
If a man empties himself of himself, who can harm him? Zhuang Zhou (369 – 286, B.C.E.)
Epictetus Quote – “Man, if you are anything at all…”
Man, if you are anything at all, strive to walk alone and hold communion with yourself, instead of hiding in the chorus of men. Think, look around, arouse yourself, so that you will know who you are! Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “How are we constituted by Nature?”
How are we constituted by Nature? To be free, to be noble, to be modest. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Clement of Alexandria Quote – “What man in his senses abandons…”
What man in his senses abandons that which is good, to keep company with evil. Clement of Alexandria (circa 150 – 215)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – “Wise men read very sharply…”
Wise men read very sharply all of your private history in your look and gait and behavior. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – “Society never advances…”
Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)