Plato (427-347 B.C.)

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Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety (Quotationsbook.com). Added 1/18/2017

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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle (Quotationspage.com). Added 5/10/2012

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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws (Dr. Gabrial Robins Website, University of Virginia). Added 4/5/2012

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The photo in this post of Plato's bust is from the Wikipedia commons.

Meister Eckhart (1260-1327)

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If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is 'thank you,' that would suffice (Positively Positive Website). Added 10/3/2013  [Note: In honor of Elliott Orr for Positive Status Day V.]

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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much (Source). Added 7/21/2013

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The photo of Blaise Pascal is in the Public Domain.

Epictetus (55-135 A.D.)

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We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak (Source). Added 6/26/2013

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The photo of Epictetus is in the Public Domain.

William Penn (1644-1718)

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A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it (Source). Added 6/24/2013

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The photo of William Penn is in the Public Domain.

Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)

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Men think that it is impossible for a human being to love his enemies, for enemies are hardly able to endure the sight of one another. Well, then, shut your eyes--and your enemy looks just like your neighbor.--Søren Kierkegaard, Works of Love (Source). Added 6/22/2013

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Don't forget to love yourself (Source). Added 6/21/2013

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The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays (Source). Added 4/24/2012

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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced (Source).  Added 4/23/2012

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Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)

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There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought (Source). Added 11/30/2012

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The photo of Pierre Bayle is in the Public Domain as it is more than 70 years old.

Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self (Source). Added 11/13/2012

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it (Source).   Added 4/11/2012

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Photo: The photo of the bust of Aristotle is attributed to Eric Gaba and authorized for use with attribution.

Confucius (551-479 BC)

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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions (Source - The Confucian Analects). Added 11/8/2012

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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it (Source). Added 5/30/2012

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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life (Source).  Added 5/4/2012

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Senaca the Younger (4 BC-AD 65)

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Never pity a good man; though he may be called unhappy, he can never be unhappy (Source) Mor. Es. I. De Providentia. --Added 7/7/2012.

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Photo: The photo of Senaca is in the Creative Commons of Wikipedia and is attributed to Calidius.

Thales of Miletus (624-546 BC)

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Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still (Source). Added 6/16/2012

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Photo: The photo of Thales is in the Public Domain.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)

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You never get enough of what you don't really need. (Source). Added 4/10/2012

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