Thomas More (1478–1535) English Renaissance humanist
Thomas More's Account, in a letter to his daughter Margaret Roper, of his Second Interrogation
Source: Club Dead
Thomas More (1478–1535) English Renaissance humanist
Thomas More's Account, in a letter to his daughter Margaret Roper, of his Second Interrogation
John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States
On George W. Bush's address aboard a ship with a banner reading "mission accomplished" behind him, at a town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24418639/ (1 May 2008) <br class="br">2000s, 2008
“Serenely full, the epicure would say,
Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.”
Sydney Smith (1771–1845) English writer and clergyman
Source: Recipe for Salad, p. 374
Charles A. Reich book The Greening of America
Source: The Greening of America (1970), Chapter IV : Consciousness II, p. 78
“Harm is in us.
Harm in us, but power to arm.
Harm is in us.
Leave it open!”
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, The Dreaming (1982)
“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.”
Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Ancient Rome
Source: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
“He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.”
Hesiod book Works and Days
οἷ γ᾽ αὐτῷ κακὰ τεύχει ἀνὴρ ἄλλῳ κακὰ τεύχων<br>ἡ δὲ κακὴ βουλὴ τῷ βουλεύσαντι κακίστη. <br class="br">The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it. <br class="br">He for himself weaves woe who weaves for others woe,<br>and evil counsel recoils on the counsellor. https://archive.org/stream/b24865898#page/432/mode/2up <br class="br">Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), lines 265-266
“There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
Muhammad (570–632) Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam
Abu Saíd Saád bin Malik bin Sinan Al-Khudri in The Sunnah and the Science of Hadith by Imam Yahia bin Sharaful-Deen An-Nawawi http://www.wisdom.edu.ph/Sunnah/3FortyHadith.html Hadith 32 <br class="br">Shi'ite Hadith