I see shining fish struggling within tight nets, while I hear orioles singing carefree tunes. Even trivial creatures know the difference between freedom and bondage. Sympathy and compassion should be but natural to the human heart.
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Du Fu
Fate and free will are equally powerful forces but I consider free will to be more important as it is your free will that determines your fate.
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Vyasa
It's your road & yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you
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Rumi
Excessive liberty and excessive servitude are equally dangerous, and produce nearly the same effect.
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Zoroaster
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
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Plato
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.
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John Locke
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
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Jean-Paul Satre
“I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it
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Voltaire”
