Critias Quotes

#1. The rest of the Dialogue of Critias has been lost.

Plato

#2. Here's to the health of my beloved Critias !

Theramenes

#3. You couldn't see love, or touch it, or taste it, yet it could destroy you and leave you in the dark, chasing after your own destiny.

Alice Hoffman

#4. A tornado of thought is unleashed after each new insight. This in turn results in an earthquake of assumptions. These are natural disasters that re-shape the spirit.

Vera Nazarian

#5. The only monster you need to worry about in this life is the one that stares at you from the mirror each morning. You tame him, make friends with him, and the rest of life is nothing you can't handle.

Charles Martin

#6. What we're putting forward is the most radical reform of the welfare state ... for 60 years. I think it will have a transformative effect in making sure that everyone is better off in work and better off working rather than on benefits.

David Cameron

#7. Even if you don't understand the language, you can still love the music.

CL

#8. Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.

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#9. People are fretful about lifestyle retailing because the idea that anyone's immortal soul and deepest longings can be quite so readily anticipated and consolidated with several hundred thousand other like-minded types is worrying.

Peter York

#10. There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a very powerful way to implement change.

Anne M. Mulcahy

#11. It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw.

Emily Carr

#12. Is not living at all not better than living badly?

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#13. I was taught that being myself was not only okay, but encouraged - and by being unapologetically yourself, you thrive and inspire others to thrive.

Tyler Oakley

#14. If we are to overcome terrorism and violence, we need education. That is the only way we can win.

Sakena Yacoobi

#15. Lord, who art always the same, give that I know myself, give that I know Thee.

Saint Augustine

#16. It was man who first made men believe in gods.

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#17. Remember...you are safe...you are surrounded by love...and you are never alone.

Joellyn St. Pierre

#18. Compromise in your arguments, not in your expectations.

Ron Kaufman

#19. No mercy goes unpunished by the angry gods.

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#20. Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and became citizens of the United States. It was a stirring experience for the hundreds of people in the room.

Eric Liu

#21. I'm wondering if every person I pass has similar depths, and if there's any way to avoid the mistake of judging them so shallowly that I'm rocked when they show their true complexity.

Brandon Sanderson