The Moon’s an arrant thief –
her pale fire she snatches from the Sun.
(William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens.)
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Μήνας: Μάιος 2017
Daily quote: Sigmund Freud, «How bold…»
How bold one gets
when he is sure of being loved.
(Sigmund Freud: Letter to his fiancée.)
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Daily quote: Vladimir Mayakovski, «I splashed colours…»
I splashed colours and smeared
the drap world with emotion.
(Vladimir Mayakovski: Morning.)
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Daily quote: Spinoza, «Desire…»
Desire is the very essence of man.
(Spinoza: Ethics.)
Kahlil Gibran. “To belittle…”
To belittle, you have to be little.
(Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet.)
Buddha. “You will not be punished…”
You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.
(Buddha.)
Confucius. “To be fond of learning…”
To be fond of learning
is near to wisdom.
(Confucius.)
Herodotus. “The secret of success…”
The secret of success is that
it is not the absence of failure,
but the absence of envy.
(Herodotus.)
Ζήνων ο Κιτιεύς. «Αφ’ ότου…»
Νῦν εὐπλόηκα, ὅτε νεναυάγηκα.
(Διογένης Λαέρτιος για τον Ζήνωνα.)