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Plato Quote: “For a man to conquer himself…”

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

November 30, 2019 427 BC, Greek, Plato, Quotes by Philosophers

John Boyle O’Reilly Quote: “A good boxer, in striking the…”

A good boxer, in striking the round blow, instead of loosening body and arm, gathers himself into a heap of muscularity and begins his blow where all blows ought to begin, from the solidarity of the right foot.

November 19, 2019 1844, Irish, John Boyle O'Reilly, June 28, Quotes by Poets

Jose Marti Quote: “He who does not see things…”

He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.

November 17, 2019 1853, Cuban, January 28, Jose Marti, Quotes by Activists

Bertrand Russell Quote: “The observer, when he seems to…”

The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.

November 17, 2019 1872, Bertrand Russell, British, May 18, Quotes by Philosophers

Thomas Hobbes Quote: “The right of nature… is the…”

The right of nature… is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

November 16, 2019 1588, April 5, English, Quotes by Philosophers, Thomas Hobbes

Ramakrishna Quote: “A man is truly free, even…”

A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.

October 31, 2019 1836, February 18, Indian, Quotes by Leaders, Ramakrishna

Malcolm X Quote: “The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that…”

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that we should be separate, all right, but in this separate state or separate existence, the black man should be given the opportunity and the incentive to do for himself what the white man has done for himself.

October 29, 2019 1925, American, Malcolm X, May 19, Quotes by Activists

Jean Baudrillard Quote: “There is nothing more mysterious than…”

There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty room. It is even stranger than a man talking to himself or a woman standing dreaming at her stove. It is as if another planet is communicating with you.

October 23, 2019 1929, French, Jean Baudrillard, July 29, Quotes by Sociologists

Noam Chomsky Quote: “The ‘free-floating intellectual’ may occupy himself…”

The ‘free-floating intellectual’ may occupy himself with problems because of their inherent interest and importance, perhaps to little effect.

October 22, 2019 1928, American, December 7, Noam Chomsky, Quotes by Activists

Diogenes Quote: “Wise kings generally have wise counselors…”

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

October 18, 2019 412 BC, Diogenes, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

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