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“Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad; but the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue.”

David Hume (1711–1776) Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

Essay on the Immortality of the Soul
Context: Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad; but the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. -- Were one to go round the world with an intention of giving a good supper to the righteous, and a sound drubbing to the wicked, he would frequently be embarrassed in his choice, and would find that the merits and the demerits of most men and women scarcely amount to the value of either.

“We are all one. Only egos, beliefs, and fears separate us.”

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) Serbian American inventor

Source: Nikola Tesla: 100 Quotes on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Success

“Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

Source: Veronika Decides to Die

“If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.”

Paulo Coelho book The Winner Stands Alone

Source: The Winner Stands Alone

Paulo Coelho quote: “No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it.”

“No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it.”

Paulo Coelho book Eleven Minutes

Variant: i am convinced that no one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone.
that is the true experience of freedom:having the most important thing in the world without owning it.
Source: Eleven Minutes

“Life is one long training session in preparation for what will come.”

Paulo Coelho book Aleph

Life and death lose their meaning; there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility.
Aleph (2011)

“Pirates of the world, unite and pirate everything I’ve ever written!”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

Paulo Coelho's blog entry " My thoughts on S.O.P.A. http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/01/20/welcome-to-pirate-my-books/", 20 Januar 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
Context: As an author, I should be defending ‘intellectual property’, but I’m not. Pirates of the world, unite and pirate everything I’ve ever written!

“More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero (-106–-43 BC) Roman philosopher and statesman

“You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.”

Chester Bennington (1976–2017) American singer-songwriter

Also attributed to Johnny Depp.

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

As quoted in Path for Greatness : Spiritualty at Work (2000) by Linda J. Ferguson, p. 51

“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy. People imagine that they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by.”

Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Austrian composer

“Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“Quiet people have the loudest minds.”

Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author

“Appear as you are, be as you appear.”

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

“The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.”

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

Appears in Rewards of Passion (Sheer Poetry) (1981), "The Beauty"

Also attributed to Rumi (persian mystic and poet).
Rewards of Passion (Sheer Poetry) (1981)

“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

“They fear love because it creates a world they can't control.”

George Orwell book 1984

Source: 1984

“He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist