
A Vindication of Providence; or, A True Estimate of Human Life (1728).
Source: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
A Vindication of Providence; or, A True Estimate of Human Life (1728).
“Don't let what your parents do disappoint you.”
“If we are disappointed that men give little heed to what we utter is it for their sake or our own?”
Source: Aphorisms and Reflections (1901), p. 246
“If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.”
“"Recognise and acknowledge your mistake, but never admit your mistake."”
Statement to one of his advisors when he realised that Cao Cao made a mistake. Source: Romance of the Three Kingdoms. An adaptation of the Sanguo Zhi new 2010.
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Book: Cometan, the Omnidoxy