Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall. ~ Seneca

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. ~ Confucius

I will act as if what I do makes a difference. ~ William James

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection. ~ Plato

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. ~ Confucius

Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one. ~ Nietzsche

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. ~ Marcus Aurelius

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. ~ Socrates

I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error. ~ Descartes

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. ~ Karl Marx