There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases; it is the easiest thing of all to deceive one’s self. Demosthenes, Olynthiac
Greek orator & politician in Athens (384 BC - 322 BC) False face must hide what the false heart doth know. William Shakespeare, Macbeth, I.vii
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616) Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790-1793)
English engraver, illustrator, & poet (1757 - 1827) Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself. Robert Ingersoll
US agnostic, agnostic apologist, lawyer, & orator (1833 - 1899) Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade. Marcel Proust, Les Plaisirs et les Jours (1896)
French novelist (1871 - 1922) He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hope for the human condition is a fool. Albert Camus, The Rebel (1951)
French existentialist author & philosopher (1913 - 1960) Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. Graham Greene, Heart of the Matter (1948) I shall despair. There is no creature loves me;<br> And if I die no soul will pity me:<br> And wherefore should they, since that I myself<br> Find in myself no pity to myself? William Shakespeare, Richard III, V.iii
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616) Nothing happens to any thing which that thing is not made by nature to bear. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations
Roman Emperor, A.D. 161-180 (121 AD - 180 AD) We have to believe in free will. We’ve got no choice. Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Times (1982)
US (Polish-born) Jewish author (1904 - 1991) | 
