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Blaise Pascal:

• What is man in nature? A nothing in respect of that which is infinite, an all
  in respect of nothing, a middle betwixt nothing and all.
• Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
• I have made this [letter] longer than usual, only because I have not had
  the time to make it shorter.
• The self is hateful.

Plato:

• Wise men talk because they have something to say;
  Fools, because they have to say something.
• What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing
  but what is in the interest of the stronger party.
• Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
• I have good hope that there is something after death.
• The beginning is the most important part of the work.
• Let nobody speak mischief of anybody.
• They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth.
• The only thing worse than suffering an injustice is committing an injustice.
• Necessitys the of invention.

Edgar Allen Poe:

• Years of love can be forgoent of anger.
• Those who dream by day are aware of many things
  which escape those who dream only by night.

Proverbs:

• Tell me and I'll forget;
  Show me and I may remember;
  Involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb
• I dreamed a thousand new paths....I woke and walked my old one.
  - Chinese Proverb
• There is no shame in not knowing;
  The shame lies in not finding out.
  - Russian Proverb
• One who walks in another's tracks leaves no foot prints. - Proverb
• The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
  - Chinese Proverb
• Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. - Greek Proverb
• A thorn defends the rose harming only those who would steal the blossom.
  - Chinese Proverb
• When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. - African Proverb
• He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
  - Chinese Proverb
• As you see yourself, I once saw myself;
  As you see me now, you will be seen. - Mexican Proverb
• To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming. - English Proverb
• Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. - English Proverb
• To leave is to die a little. - French Proverb
• Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight.
  - English Proverb
• As you see yourself, I once saw myself; as you see me now, you will be seen.
  - Mexican Proverb
• Life without a friend is death without a witness. - Spanish Proverb
• There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
  - Chinese Proverb
• There are two great pleasures in gambling: that of winnning and that of losing.
  - French Proverb
• It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but
  death is the best of all. - Indian Proverb
• Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. - Indian Proverb
• He who can't endure the bad will not live to see the good. - Yiddish Proverb
• When you have comleted 95% of your journey you are halfway there. - Japanese Proverb
• No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back. - Turkish Proverb

Pythagoras:

• When you want to loose what strength you have. (When asked, "When should a man approach a woman")
• Don't pray for yourself, you don't know what you need.