Sir Isaiah Berlin Famous Quotes



"Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not."


Sir Isaiah Berlin Quotations






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"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, this is no other life but this."
Henry David Thoreau

"Know, first, who you are and then adorn yourself accordingly."
Epictetus

"A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark."
Marcus Aelius Aurelius

What is history but a fable agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
Donald Curtis

"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
Buddha

"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong."
Charles Wadsworth

"Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world."
Miguel de Cervantes

Nothing is more common than unfulfilled potential.
Howard Hendricks

Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
English Proverb