It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them. – Epictetus
No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Nature
category
A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office. – Hubert H. Humphrey
A wise man can do no better than to turn from the churches and look up through the airy majesty of the wayside trees with exultation, with resignation, at the unconquerable unimplicated sun. – Llewelyn Powys, The Pathetic Fallacy
When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are. – Cesar Chavez
I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldnt make at my family reunion. – Wentworth Miller
