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#1

“Some are born mad, some achieve madness, and some have madness thrust upon 'em.”
― Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls

tags: crazy, insane, mad, madness, shakespeare, william-shakespeare

334 likes

#2

“Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

tags: william-shakespeare

990 likes

#3

“The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness. And in the taste destroys the appetite. Therefore, love moderately.”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

tags: romeo-and-juliet, shakespeare, william-shakespeare

111 likes

#4

“Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.”
― William Shakespeare

tags: born, slavery, william-shakespeare

65 likes

#5

“To move is to stir, and to be valiant is to stand; therefore, if tou art mov'd, thou runst away. (To be angry is to move, to be brave is to stand still. Therefore, if you're angry, you'll run away.)”
― William Shakespeare

44 likes

#6

“Though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor stands in worse case of woe”
― William Shakespeare

tags: william-shakespeare

35 likes

#7

“Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

tags: brutus, caesar, cassius, fate, julius-caesar, william-shakespeare

27 likes

#8

“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: elizabeth-bennet, jane-austen

7984 likes

#9

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead

tags: activism, attributed-no-source, change, inspirational, life, philosophy, world

11521 likes

#10

“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

tags: philosophy, poetry

11509 likes

#11

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
― Laurence J. Peter

tags: misattributed-einstein

8412 likes

#12

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
― William Shakespear, Hamlet

tags: philosophy

8412 likes

#13

“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

tags: humor, inspirational, philosophy, wisdom

7814 likes

#14

“You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

tags: philosophy, wisdom

5946 likes

#15

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: inspirational, life, philosophy

5950 likes

#16

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
― Albert Einstein, The World As I See It

tags: 1931, art, mystery, philosophy, science

5319 likes

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