Post #3272

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
—William Blake

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Post #3271

When something happens to me, I accept it and attribute it to the gods, who are the source of all things.
—Marcus Aurelius

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Post #3270

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age a regret.
—Benjamin Disraeli

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Post #3269

The Wise Sayings of the SEVEN WISE MEN OF GREECE

1. Know thyself.
   Attributed to Solon of Athens.
2. Remember the end. 
   Attributed to Chilo, Spartan Philosopher, but according to Ausonius "some think that Solon said this to Croesus."
     Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end —Ecclesiasticus 7, 36. (See also Deut. 32, 29).
     Remember thy end, and let enmity cease.—Ecclesiasticus., 28, 6. (See Latin, " Finem respice.")
3. Be surety and ruin is at hand.
   Attributed to Thales of Miletus.
   (“He that hateth suretiship is sure” is a proverb from the Bible that warns against cosigning for strangers.)
4. Most men are bad.
   Attributed to Bias of Priene.
5. The mean is best.
   Attributed to Cleobulus of Lindos.
6. Know the proper season.
   Attributed to Pittacus of Mitylene.
   (Season's of life)
7. Practice is everything.
   Attributed to Periander of Corinth.
   (Life is an opportunity to learn and improve)

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Post #3268

If you have assumed a character beyond your strength, you have both played a poor figure in that, and neglected one that is within your powers.
—Epictetus

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