The evil done by man falls upon his own head, without making any change in the system of the world. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote – “I have a body on which other bodies act…”
I have a body on which other bodies act, and which acts reciprocally upon them. This reciprocal action is certain; but my will is independent of my senses. I can either consent to, or resist their impressions. I am either vanquished or victor, and can perceive clearly within myself when I act according to my will, and when I submit […]
Friedrich von Schiller Quote – “Every man stamps his value on himself…”
Every man stamps his value on himself. The price we set for ourselves is given us… Man is made great or small by his own will. Friedrich von Schiller (1759 – 1805)
Seneca Quote – “The wretched hasten to hear…”
The wretched hasten to hear of their own miseries. Seneca (4 B.C.E. – 65 A.D.)
Seneca Quote – “They who have light in themselves…”
They who have light in themselves will not revolve as satellites. Seneca (4 B.C.E. – 65 A.D.)
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote – “This pulling out of the imagination…”
This pulling out of the imagination which I am recommending, will also forbid us to summon up the memory of past misfortune, to paint a dark picture of the injustice or harm that has been done us, the losses we have sustained, the insults, slights and annoyances to which we have been exposed, for to do that is to arouse […]
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote – “Courage comes next to prudence…”
Courage comes next to prudence as a quality of mind very essential to happiness… Our motto should be “No Surrender,” and far from yielding to the ills of life, let us take fresh courage from misfortune… Let our attitude be such that we would not quake even if the world fell in ruins about us. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “Who stands already on heaven’s topmost dome…”
Who stands already on heaven’s topmost dome needs not to search for ladders. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote – “Nature never deceives us…”
Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote – “There exists no other evil…”
There exists no other evil in nature than what you either do or suffer, and you are equally the author of both… Particular evil exists only in the sentiment of the suffering being; and this sentiment is not given to man by nature, but is of his own acquisition… Take away our errors and our vices… take away, in short, […]