“If you have assumed a character beyond your strength, you have both played a poor figure in that, and neglected one that is within your powers.”
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philosopher from Ancient Greece 50–138Related quotes
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
Source: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VII
In conversation with Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi, 20 September 1992
Others
Source: [PEMPTOUSIA: A Conversation with Elder Sophrony, 12 July 2015, https://pemptousia.com/2015/07/a-conversation-with-the-elder-sophrony/, 11 July 2021]
"Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis dish Black Swan" in sheKnows https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/820805/natalie-portman-and-mila-kunis-dish-black-swan/2/ (30 November 2010)
Knox College commencement address (3 June 2006)
Context: But you have one thing that may save you, and that is your youth. This is your great strength. It is also why I hate and fear you. Hear me out. It has been said that children are our future. But does that not also mean that we are their past? You are here to replace us. I don't understand why we're here helping and honoring them. You do not see union workers holding benefits for robots.
“It is praiseworthy when you give not only to your power but beyond your power.”
On the need to give what you cherish most - "Widow Gets N200 000 From TB Joshua" http://thepmnews.com/2009/08/28/widow-gets-n200000-from-tb-joshua The PM News (August 28 2009)
1940s
Source: Said to General Heinz Guderian, 4 August 1941, as quoted Panzer Leader (1952) by Heinz Guderian
Interview in the documentary-film The Game Changers by Louie Psihoyos (2018).