Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them. - Plato

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God, what a ghastly enterprise to be in, though-and what an odd way to achieve success. I'm an exhibitionist who wants to hide, but is unsuccessful at hiding; therefore, somehow I succeed.

Plato

Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.

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He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age

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The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.

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'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the man who deserves to be called a philosopher, isn't he?'

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Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

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The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death.

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When young, you're shocked by the number of people who turn out to have feet of clay. Older, you're surprised by the number of people who don't.

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Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open. Your stuff starts out being just for you, in other words, but then it goes out. Once you know what the story is and get it right — as right as you can, anyway — it belongs to anyone who wants to read it. Or criticize it.

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David Foster Wallace

God, what a ghastly enterprise to be in, though-and what an odd way to achieve success. I'm an exhibitionist who wants to hide, but is unsuccessful at hiding; therefore, somehow I succeed.

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Samantha Morton

I was angry but not at God. I feel that you are closer to God when you are messed up. Definitely. That's when you most need God, and God cannot control what man does.

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Paul Gauguin

If I did what has already been done, I would be a plagiarist and would consider myself unworthy; so I do something different and people call me a scoundrel. I'd rather be a scoundrel than a plagiarist!

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