There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantages of others. Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 - 1527) I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery. James Dean Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have. James Dean My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society. James Dean All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called "Facts". They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain. Thomas Hobbes
English political philosopher (1588 - 1679) The discipline of desire is the background of character. John Locke
English empiricist philosopher (1632 - 1704) Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. John Locke
English empiricist philosopher (1632 - 1704) Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. John Locke
English empiricist philosopher (1632 - 1704) Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip. John Locke
English empiricist philosopher (1632 - 1704) New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without anyother reason but because they are not already common. John Locke
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