“It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.”
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philosopher from Ancient Greece 50–138Related quotes
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Source: The Analects, Chapter VI
“Action men are the unvoluntary slaves of wise men.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Ibid.
The Book of Disquiet
“Three things take the slave to God's pleasure:”
Muhammad al-Taqi (811–835) ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
1) Increase in seeking forgiveness
2) Gentleness
3) Increased charity giving
Misnad al-Imām al-Jawād, p. 247
Religious Wisdom
“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
“Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
Letter from Johnson to John Taylor, 18 August 1763. The Yale Book of Quotations edited by Fred R. Shapiro, pg 400.
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
This quotation's origin is actually unknown, however it is not found in the Dao De Jing.
生命是一连串的自发的自然变化。逆流而动只会徒增伤悲。接受现实，万物自然循着规律发展。
Misattributed
Variant: Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them — that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
“Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure when he is really selling himself a slave to it.”
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
