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Aristotle

“Nature does nothing in vain.” Aristotle

Friedrich Nietzsche

“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

“The word 'Christianity' is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

“A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation.” Friedrich Nietzsche

William Shakespeare

“[Thou art] a disease that must be cut away.” William Shakespeare

Victor Hugo

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come.” Victor Hugo

Aristotle

“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” Aristotle

Laozi

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” Laozi

Victor Hugo

“Genius: the superhuman in man.” Victor Hugo

Laozi

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” Laozi

Friedrich Nietzsche

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Aristotle

“Hope is a waking dream.” Aristotle

Friedrich Nietzsche

“The future influences the present just as much as the past.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Aristotle

“Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.” Aristotle

Albert Einstein

“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.” Albert Einstein

Laozi

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” Laozi

Aristotle

“It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.” Aristotle

Friedrich Nietzsche

“In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even the best woman is bad.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Laozi

“He who talks more is sooner exhausted.” Laozi

Lord Acton

“Power trends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton

Victor Hugo

“A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.” Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

“As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer.” Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

“What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.” Victor Hugo

Confucius

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.” Confucius

Friedrich Nietzsche

“Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

“What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Victor Hugo

“The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real.” Victor Hugo

Albert Einstein

“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” Albert Einstein

Friedrich Nietzsche

“Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Victor Hugo

“Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman.” Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

“Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on.” Victor Hugo