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“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.” -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies on 27 March 1886 in Aachen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Aachen, Germany). He was an architect and a furniture stylist. He became an American citizen in 1944. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe passed on at 83 years of age on 17 August 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
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“Happiness is inward and not outward, and so it does not depend on what we have but on what we are.” -Henry Van Dyke
“He that planteth a tree is a servant of God, he provideth a kindness for many generations, and faces that he hath not seen shall bless him.” -Henry Van Dyke
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.” -Henry van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dyke, Junior was born on 10 November 1852 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He became a Presbyterian minister, an educator, a short story writer, a poet, and an essayist. Henry Jackson van Dyke, Junior passed on at 80 years of age on 10 April 1933 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America.
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“Always think in terms of what the other person wants.” -James Van Fleet
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“Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt.” -William Van Horne
William Van Horne was born in 1843. He was a president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. William Van Horne passed on in 1915.
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“Try to put into practice what you already know; and in so doing, you will, in good time, discover the hidden things which you now inquire about. Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.” -Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born on 15 July 1606 in Leiden, Dutch Republic (now Leiden, Netherlands). He became a draughtsman, a painter, and a printmaker. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn passed on at 63 years of age on 4 October 1669 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (now Amsterdam, Netherlands).
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“Don’t talk about what you have done or what you are going to do - do it and let it speak for itself.” -Martin Vanbee
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“It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.” -Arthur H. Vandenberg
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“If I had a nickel for every time I’ve written “for (i = 0; i < N; i++)” in C I’d be a millionaire.” -Mike Vanier
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“Each day, focus your attention on what you want. Each day, take one step that will bring you closer to it. All things are possible! The key is to identify it, claim it for yourself, and believe that you are worthy to have it.” -Iyanla Vanzant
“I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.” -Iyania Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzant was born as Rhonda Eva Harris on 13 September 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. She is a professional speaker and a writer.
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“Dream big and dare to fail.” -Norman Vaughan
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“Good people are not those who lack flaws, the brave are not those who feel no fear, and the generous are not those who never feel selfish. Extraordinary people are not extraordinary because they are invulnerable to unconscious biases. They are extraordinary because they choose to do something about it.” -Shankar Vedantam: “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives”
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“Let him who desires peace prepare for war.” [translation to English]
“Qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum.” [original Latin]
-Vegetius
“In time of peace prepare for war.” -Vegetius
“The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession.” -Vegetius
Flavius Vegetius Renatus, also known simply as Vegetius, was a military expert of ancient Rome.
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“Believe one who has tried it.” [translation to English]
“Trust one who has proven it.” [variant translation to English]
“Experto credite.” [original Latin]
-Vergil
“Fortune favors the bold.” [translation to English]
“Fortune favors the brave.” [variant translation to English]
“Audentes fortuna iuvat.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book X, Line 284
“Happy the man who knows the causes of things.” -Vergil
“Love of country shall prevail.” [translation to English]
“Vincet amor patriae.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book 6, Line 823
“Perhaps one day this too will be pleasant to remember.” [translation to English]
“Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), book 1, line 203
“The greatest wealth is health.” -Vergil
“They are able who think they are able.” -Vergil
“They can because they think they can.” [translation to English]
“Possunt, quia posse videntur.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book V, Line 231 (translation by John Conington)
“They can conquer who believe they can.” -Vergil: as quoted in John Dryden, translator: -Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book V
“Too happy would you be, did you but know your own advantages!” -Vergil
“We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.” -Vergil
“Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.” -Vergil
Publius Vergilius Maro, also known as Vergil or Virgil, was born on 15 October 70 B.C.E. He was a writer and a poet of ancient Rome. He is known for three major works of Latin literature: the “Eclogues” (37 B.C.E.), the “Georgics” (29 B.C.E.) and the epic -Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.). Publius Vergilius Maro passed at 50 years of age on 21 September 19 B.C.E.
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“Movement is life.” -Jules Verne
“Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.” -Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a novelist and a science fiction writer.
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“We painters use the same license as poets and madmen.” -Paolo Veronese
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“Those new regions which we found and explored with the fleet . . . we may rightly call a New World . . . a continent more densely peopled and abounding in animals than our Europe or Asia or Africa; and in addition a climate milder than in any other region known to us.” -Amerigo Vespucci
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“Four little words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.” -A. Lou Vickery
A. Lou Vickery is a writer.
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“You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.” -David Viscott
David Steven Viscott was born on 24 May 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a psychiatrist, a writer, and a radio talk show host. David Steven Viscott pass on at 58 years of age on 10 October 1996 in Studio City, California, United States of America.
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“What we do flows from who we are.” -Paul Vitale
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“Is it possible that I am not alone in believing that in the dispute between Galileo and the Church, the Church was right and the center of man’s universe is the Earth?” -Stephen Vizinczey
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“Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.” -Karl von Clausewitz
Karl von Clausewitz was born on 1 June 1780 in Burg near Magdeburg. He became a Prussian general and military writer. Karl von Clausewitz passed on at 51 years of age on 18 November 1831 in Breslau, Germany.
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“I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.” -Wilhelm von Humboldt: as quoted in Jordan S. Metzger: “Lightning Fast Enlightenment: A Journey to the Secrets of Happiness” (2000), page 9
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt, also known simply as Wilhelm von Humboldt, was born on 22 June 1767 in Potsdam, Prussia. He became a German statesman, a diplomat, and a philosopher. He was a friend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, and a brother of Alexander von Humboldt. He founded Humboldt Univesität (English: University) in Berlin. Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt passed on at 67 years of age on 8 April 1835 in Tegel, Prussia.
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“All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail.” -Ludwig von Mises
“The essential characteristic of Western civilization that distinguishes it from the arrested and petrified civilizations of the East was and is its concern for freedom from the state. The history of the West, from the age of the Greek polis down to the present-day resistance to socialism, is essentially the history of the fight for liberty against the encroachments of the officeholders.” -Ludwig von Mises
“The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.” -Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was born in 1881. He was Austrian-American economist, historian, and writer. Ludwig von Mises passed on in 1973.
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“By the time the average person finishes college he or she will have taken over 2600 tests quizzes and exams. The right answer approach becomes deeply ingrained in our thinking. This may be fine for some mathematical problems where there is in fact only one right answer. The difficulty is that most of life isn’t that way. Life is ambiguous; there are many right answers - all depending on what you are looking for. But if you think there is only one right answer then you’ll stop looking as soon as you find one.” -Roger von Oech
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“Great people are always subject to persecution, and always getting into straits.” -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
“I have enjoyed the happiness of the world; I have lived and loved.” -Johann von Schiller
“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.” -Johann von Schiller
The dignity of mankind is in your hands; protect it!
It sinks with you! With you it will ascend.
-Johann von Schiller
“The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.” -Johann von Schiller: “Mary Stuart” (1800), Act II, scene iii
“Who reflects too much will accomplish little.” -Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller: “Wilhelm Tell” (1803), Act III, scene i
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, also known simply as Friedrich Schiller, was born on 10 November 1759 in Marbach am Neckar, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany). He became a poet, an essayist, a historian, and a historical dramatist. He is the author of the plays “The Robbers” (1781), “Don Carlos” (1787), the trilogy “Wallenstein” (1796), “William Tell” (1804), and the poem “Ode to Joy” (1785). Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller passed on at 45 years of age on 9 May 1805 in Weimar, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire (now Weimar is a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany).
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“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” -Albert von Szent-Györgyi: “The Scientist Speculates” (1962)
Albert Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrápolt was born on 16 September 1893 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He became an American biochemist. He is known for being the first person to isolate citric acid, also known as vitamin C. Albert Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrápolt passed on at 93 years of age on 22 October 1986 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” -Kurt Vonnegut
“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’” -Kurt Vonnegut
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” -Kurt Vonnegut: “Mother Night” (1961), ‘Introduction’ (1966)
Kurt Vonnegut, Junior was born on 11 November 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. He became a novelist, a short story writer, and an essayist. Kurt Vonnegut, Junior passed on at 84 years of age on 11 April 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.” -Marilyn vos Savant: as quoted in Ashton Applewhite, Tripp Evans, and Andrew Frothingham: “And I Quote: The Definitive Collection . . .” (2003), page 53
Marilyn vos Savant was born in 1946. She is an American lecturer, writer, playwright, and an advice columnist (1986 - present) under the heading ‘Ask Marilyn’ in “Parade Magazine.”
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“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.” -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies on 27 March 1886 in Aachen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Aachen, Germany). He was an architect and a furniture stylist. He became an American citizen in 1944. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe passed on at 83 years of age on 17 August 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
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“Happiness is inward and not outward, and so it does not depend on what we have but on what we are.” -Henry Van Dyke
“He that planteth a tree is a servant of God, he provideth a kindness for many generations, and faces that he hath not seen shall bless him.” -Henry Van Dyke
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.” -Henry van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dyke, Junior was born on 10 November 1852 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He became a Presbyterian minister, an educator, a short story writer, a poet, and an essayist. Henry Jackson van Dyke, Junior passed on at 80 years of age on 10 April 1933 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America.
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“Always think in terms of what the other person wants.” -James Van Fleet
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“Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt.” -William Van Horne
William Van Horne was born in 1843. He was a president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. William Van Horne passed on in 1915.
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“Try to put into practice what you already know; and in so doing, you will, in good time, discover the hidden things which you now inquire about. Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.” -Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born on 15 July 1606 in Leiden, Dutch Republic (now Leiden, Netherlands). He became a draughtsman, a painter, and a printmaker. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn passed on at 63 years of age on 4 October 1669 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (now Amsterdam, Netherlands).
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“Don’t talk about what you have done or what you are going to do - do it and let it speak for itself.” -Martin Vanbee
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“It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.” -Arthur H. Vandenberg
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“If I had a nickel for every time I’ve written “for (i = 0; i < N; i++)” in C I’d be a millionaire.” -Mike Vanier
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“Each day, focus your attention on what you want. Each day, take one step that will bring you closer to it. All things are possible! The key is to identify it, claim it for yourself, and believe that you are worthy to have it.” -Iyanla Vanzant
“I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.” -Iyania Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzant was born as Rhonda Eva Harris on 13 September 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. She is a professional speaker and a writer.
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“Dream big and dare to fail.” -Norman Vaughan
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“Good people are not those who lack flaws, the brave are not those who feel no fear, and the generous are not those who never feel selfish. Extraordinary people are not extraordinary because they are invulnerable to unconscious biases. They are extraordinary because they choose to do something about it.” -Shankar Vedantam: “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives”
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“Let him who desires peace prepare for war.” [translation to English]
“Qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum.” [original Latin]
-Vegetius
“In time of peace prepare for war.” -Vegetius
“The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession.” -Vegetius
Flavius Vegetius Renatus, also known simply as Vegetius, was a military expert of ancient Rome.
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“Believe one who has tried it.” [translation to English]
“Trust one who has proven it.” [variant translation to English]
“Experto credite.” [original Latin]
-Vergil
“Fortune favors the bold.” [translation to English]
“Fortune favors the brave.” [variant translation to English]
“Audentes fortuna iuvat.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book X, Line 284
“Happy the man who knows the causes of things.” -Vergil
“Love of country shall prevail.” [translation to English]
“Vincet amor patriae.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book 6, Line 823
“Perhaps one day this too will be pleasant to remember.” [translation to English]
“Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), book 1, line 203
“The greatest wealth is health.” -Vergil
“They are able who think they are able.” -Vergil
“They can because they think they can.” [translation to English]
“Possunt, quia posse videntur.” [original Latin]
-Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book V, Line 231 (translation by John Conington)
“They can conquer who believe they can.” -Vergil: as quoted in John Dryden, translator: -Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), Book V
“Too happy would you be, did you but know your own advantages!” -Vergil
“We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.” -Vergil
“Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.” -Vergil
Publius Vergilius Maro, also known as Vergil or Virgil, was born on 15 October 70 B.C.E. He was a writer and a poet of ancient Rome. He is known for three major works of Latin literature: the “Eclogues” (37 B.C.E.), the “Georgics” (29 B.C.E.) and the epic -Vergil: “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.). Publius Vergilius Maro passed at 50 years of age on 21 September 19 B.C.E.
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“Movement is life.” -Jules Verne
“Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.” -Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a novelist and a science fiction writer.
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“We painters use the same license as poets and madmen.” -Paolo Veronese
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“Those new regions which we found and explored with the fleet . . . we may rightly call a New World . . . a continent more densely peopled and abounding in animals than our Europe or Asia or Africa; and in addition a climate milder than in any other region known to us.” -Amerigo Vespucci
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“Four little words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.” -A. Lou Vickery
A. Lou Vickery is a writer.
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“You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.” -David Viscott
David Steven Viscott was born on 24 May 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a psychiatrist, a writer, and a radio talk show host. David Steven Viscott pass on at 58 years of age on 10 October 1996 in Studio City, California, United States of America.
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“What we do flows from who we are.” -Paul Vitale
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“Is it possible that I am not alone in believing that in the dispute between Galileo and the Church, the Church was right and the center of man’s universe is the Earth?” -Stephen Vizinczey
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“Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.” -Karl von Clausewitz
Karl von Clausewitz was born on 1 June 1780 in Burg near Magdeburg. He became a Prussian general and military writer. Karl von Clausewitz passed on at 51 years of age on 18 November 1831 in Breslau, Germany.
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“I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.” -Wilhelm von Humboldt: as quoted in Jordan S. Metzger: “Lightning Fast Enlightenment: A Journey to the Secrets of Happiness” (2000), page 9
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt, also known simply as Wilhelm von Humboldt, was born on 22 June 1767 in Potsdam, Prussia. He became a German statesman, a diplomat, and a philosopher. He was a friend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, and a brother of Alexander von Humboldt. He founded Humboldt Univesität (English: University) in Berlin. Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt passed on at 67 years of age on 8 April 1835 in Tegel, Prussia.
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“All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail.” -Ludwig von Mises
“The essential characteristic of Western civilization that distinguishes it from the arrested and petrified civilizations of the East was and is its concern for freedom from the state. The history of the West, from the age of the Greek polis down to the present-day resistance to socialism, is essentially the history of the fight for liberty against the encroachments of the officeholders.” -Ludwig von Mises
“The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.” -Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was born in 1881. He was Austrian-American economist, historian, and writer. Ludwig von Mises passed on in 1973.
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“By the time the average person finishes college he or she will have taken over 2600 tests quizzes and exams. The right answer approach becomes deeply ingrained in our thinking. This may be fine for some mathematical problems where there is in fact only one right answer. The difficulty is that most of life isn’t that way. Life is ambiguous; there are many right answers - all depending on what you are looking for. But if you think there is only one right answer then you’ll stop looking as soon as you find one.” -Roger von Oech
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“Great people are always subject to persecution, and always getting into straits.” -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
“I have enjoyed the happiness of the world; I have lived and loved.” -Johann von Schiller
“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.” -Johann von Schiller
The dignity of mankind is in your hands; protect it!
It sinks with you! With you it will ascend.
-Johann von Schiller
“The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.” -Johann von Schiller: “Mary Stuart” (1800), Act II, scene iii
“Who reflects too much will accomplish little.” -Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller: “Wilhelm Tell” (1803), Act III, scene i
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, also known simply as Friedrich Schiller, was born on 10 November 1759 in Marbach am Neckar, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany). He became a poet, an essayist, a historian, and a historical dramatist. He is the author of the plays “The Robbers” (1781), “Don Carlos” (1787), the trilogy “Wallenstein” (1796), “William Tell” (1804), and the poem “Ode to Joy” (1785). Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller passed on at 45 years of age on 9 May 1805 in Weimar, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire (now Weimar is a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany).
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“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” -Albert von Szent-Györgyi: “The Scientist Speculates” (1962)
Albert Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrápolt was born on 16 September 1893 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He became an American biochemist. He is known for being the first person to isolate citric acid, also known as vitamin C. Albert Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrápolt passed on at 93 years of age on 22 October 1986 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” -Kurt Vonnegut
“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’” -Kurt Vonnegut
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” -Kurt Vonnegut: “Mother Night” (1961), ‘Introduction’ (1966)
Kurt Vonnegut, Junior was born on 11 November 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. He became a novelist, a short story writer, and an essayist. Kurt Vonnegut, Junior passed on at 84 years of age on 11 April 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.” -Marilyn vos Savant: as quoted in Ashton Applewhite, Tripp Evans, and Andrew Frothingham: “And I Quote: The Definitive Collection . . .” (2003), page 53
Marilyn vos Savant was born in 1946. She is an American lecturer, writer, playwright, and an advice columnist (1986 - present) under the heading ‘Ask Marilyn’ in “Parade Magazine.”
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