“Would you really know what philosophy offers to humanity? Philosophy offers counsel.”
Seneca the Younger book Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XLVII: On master and slave
Speaking at CNN’s Democratic forum, after anchor Anderson Cooper asked Clinton about receiving $650,000 for three speeches to the Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs, The Hill http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268178-clinton-defends-wall-street-speaking-fees-thats-what-they (February 3, 2016) <br class="br">Presidential campaign (April 12, 2015 – 2016)
“Would you really know what philosophy offers to humanity? Philosophy offers counsel.”
Seneca the Younger book Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XLVII: On master and slave
Cal Newport (1982) American computer scientist
Source: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
“Never. Never ask for what ought to be offered.”
Daniel Woodrell (1953) Novelist
Source: Winter's Bone
Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002) Dutch computer scientist
Dijkstra (2000), "Answers to questions from students of Software Engineering" http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/ewd13xx/EWD1305.PDF (EWD 1305). <br class="br">2000s
“What enormous potential for intermittent happiness the world offered.”
James K. Morrow book Only Begotten Daughter
Source: Only Begotten Daughter (1990), Chapter 2 (p. 37)
“Never take what's offered, always ask for more.”
Jennifer Donnelly A Northern Light
Source: A Northern Light
“What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.”
John Updike (1932–2009) American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic
Saul Bellow (1915–2005) Canadian-born American writer
"My Paris" (1983), p. 235
It All Adds Up (1994)
Gillian Anderson (1968) American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer
Associated Press (January 20, 2006) "American tragedy", Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition, Chicago Tribune, p. 52.
2000s