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Quote by Seneca the Elder

“Fortune reveres the brave, and overwhelms the cowardly.”

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Seneca the Elder (54 BC - 39 BC) was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and playwright. He is known for his profound philosophical thoughts and deep insights into Roman politics. more

“So, you see, it's a real chore for me to write a book review because it's like a contest. It's like I'm writing that book review for every bad book reviewer I've ever known and it's a way of saying [thrusts a middle finger into the air] this is how you ought to do it. I like to rub their noses in it.”

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Author:John Irving

“Like many successful people he made good use of disappointments - responding to them with energy, with near-frenzied activity, rather than needing to recover from them.”

People Made Use Energy Successful Activity Disappointment Successful People Responding

Book:Trying to Save Piggy Sneed: 20th Anniversary Edition

Source: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed: 20th Anniversary Edition

“History demonstrates that previous military drawdowns invited aggression by our enemies. After World War I, America drew down forces until the U.S. Army had fewer than 100,000 men in uniform. That weakness invited Nazi aggression in Europe and the imperial Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor.”

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Author:Frank Gaffney

“I'd still like to see 'Survivor' minus the planned show-biz parts. That would be the purest form of show business - I want to see someone so hungry that they eat somebody else's foot.”

Want Stills Shows Would Be Form Feet Hungry Survivor Show Business Parting Minus Show Biz

Author:Albert Brooks

“Getting older is a lot of fun. Right up there with chewing glass or putting your hand in a blender.”

Hands Fun Aging Glasses Getting Old Getting Older Chewing Blenders

Author:Albert Brooks

“The absent danger greater still appears less fears he who is near the thing he fears.”

Stills Greater Danger Absent

Book:The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel, Author of the English History: To which is Prefix'd, Memoirs of His Life and Writings

Source: The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel, Author of the English History: To which is Prefix'd, Memoirs of His Life and Writings

“Th aspirer, once attaind unto the top, Cuts off those means by which himself got up.”

Mean Success Cutting

Book:The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel ...: To which is Prefix'd, Memoirs of His Life and Writings ...

Source: The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel ...: To which is Prefix'd, Memoirs of His Life and Writings ...

“All humor is rooted in pain.”

Pain Humour Rooted

Author:Richard Pryor

“The shoulders of a borrower are always a little straighter than those of a beggar.”

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Author:Morris L. Ernst

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