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This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.

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Know thyself.

Thales

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Thales. Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius. c. 240 AD, bk. 1, ch. 1.

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Thales. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 1, ch. 1.

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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!

Horace

"Carpe diem", in Latin.

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Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 1, no. 11.

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Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, no. 11.

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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Jesus

Matthew 7:7

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:7).

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Go West, young man.

Horace Greeley

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Greeley, Horace. Quoted in New-York Daily Tribune. 13 July 1865.

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Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 3.

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Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.

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Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

The Godfather: Part II

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The Godfather Part II. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures Studios/American Zoetrope/Coppola Company, 1974.

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Use a little wine for thy stomach's sake.

1st Timothy 5:23

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 5:23).

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Our life is frittered away by detail…. Simplify, simplify.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

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Thoreau, Henry David. "Where I Lived, And What I Lived For." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

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Thoreau, Henry David. "Where I Lived, And What I Lived For." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.

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Wax on, wax off.

Mr. Miyagi

The Karate Kid

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The Karate Kid. Directed by John G. Avildsen, Delphi II Productions/Jerry Weintraub Productions, 1984.

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My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

Bluto

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Animal House

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Animal House. Directed by John Landis, Universal Pictures, 1978.

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Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly: but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sinks to rest.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 4.

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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 4.

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All we are saying is give peace a chance.

John Lennon

Give Peace a Chance

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Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. Give Peace a Chance. Performed by Plastic Ono Band. Apple Records, 1969.

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But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Jesus

Matthew 6:33

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 6:33).

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Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

Dead Poets Society

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Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.

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Always do what you are afraid to do.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Heroism." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Heroism." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.

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Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.

Andy Dufresne

The Shawshank Redemption

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The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 3:5-6).

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Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter to Henry L. Sprague. 26 Jan. 1900.

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Eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath.

William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act. 4, sc. 2.

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