‘Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one’. —Charles Mackay.
This quotation comes from a book first published in 1841.
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Chinese proverb
‘A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend’.
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Author unknown
‘Adversity introduces a man to himself’.
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Himmler quote
‘Every healthy young German is committing a crime against the Volk if between age twenty-five and thirty-five he does not have four or five children’.
—H. Himmler, Das Schwarze Korps, 1939.
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Latin proverb
Quidquid præcipies esto brevis.
‘Whatever advice you give, be short’.
Horace, Ars Poetica (18 BC), CCCXXXV.
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Lucretius quote
Suave mare magno
(It is pleasant to watch the wild sea)
— Lucretius, 98-55 b.c.e, Roman poet
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Pau’s quote
‘Cómo es necesaria la humildad para reconocer los propios errores’ (How humility is necessary to recognise one’s mistakes).
—Letter from Paulina, page 443 of Hojas Susurrantes.
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Mantra post
«Raised profoundly as a Catholic, today I am convinced that it is not enough to leave the religion of our parents. Liberation will need us to burn down worldwide all Christian churches to the ground. Such is my inspiration and mentality in the struggle for our survival». —Albus, from Germany
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Finis coronat opus
This means ‘the end crowns the work’, and is used to indicate that a long and important work has been completed.