Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a slave the moment he allows his actions to be ruled by passion.
Giacomo Casanova
Related Man is condemned to be free. Condemned because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at lib... JEAN-PAUL SARTRE A man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it... MARY RENAULT A slave is a free man if he is content with his lot; a free man is a slave if he seeks more than tha... SOURCE UNKNOWN Whenever man decides that he is competent to do as he pleases he is soon enjoying Hell on earth, par... BERNARD IDDINGS BELL Relaxing, experiencing nature and laughing are what rejuvenate me and make me feel happy. I believe ... SUI HE Since raised blood pressure is the major cause of stroke, the blood pressure lowering effect of pota... FENG HE As a young child, I suffered from poor health. My parents encouraged me to swim, which really improv... SUI HE I like to find old things and I picked up that arrowhead in tears, that broken point ... LI HE These findings provide strong support for the recommendations encouraging the public to consume more... FENG HE The average fruit and vegetable intake in most developed countries is about three servings per day, ... FENG HE They are the Chinese heroes. I am happy for their performance and the result is not the most importa... HE ZHENLIANG This will be conducive to the development of Sino-US relations and China's relationships with the re... HE YAFEI The best way to resolve Sino-US trade imbalance is to expand bilateral trade cooperation. Restrictin... HE YAFEI They are sorry there is no more Soviet Union and they don't know how to act. HE YAFEI We are willing to import more U.S. goods. HE YAFEI Even when he's making dumplings with peasants, he speaks memorized words and sounds like a People's ... HE WEIFANG This is a critical moment. There is a lot of opposition to continuing the reforms as they are today. HE WEIFANG I unequivocally state the wish that the Communist Party should become two parties. HE WEIFANG The situation exists in almost every well-known Chinese university. HE WEIFANG The government really wants to slow down investment, but it can't control local governments who have... HE FAN The new managed floating currency regime is just an interim system. There is a chance of a further w... HE FAN Eventually, we found that the situation there was more serious than what we imagined. HE CHANGCHUI Part of our mission is to find out what kind of assistance is required. HE CHANGCHUI Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid..... RAYMOND CHANDLER Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. ... REBECCA HARDING DAVIS He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he ple... AYN RAND Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. VOLTAIRE (FRANçOIS-MARIE AROUET) Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. VOLTAIRE He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. SAINT AUGUSTINE He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. ST. AURELIUS AUGUSTINE Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels. ORISON SWETT MARDEN He who wants to safeguard His liberty, needs not only to shield His own, but He must shield His enem... ANTHONY I. LANE We are alone, with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey when I say that man is condemn... JEAN-PAUL SARTRE Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases? PERSIUS If God 'foresaw' our acts, it would be very hard to understand how we could be free not to do them. ... C.S. LEWIS The things people say of a man do not alter a man. He is what he is. Public opinion is of no value w... OSCAR WILDE No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right. CHARLES SIMMONS Satan is neither omnipotent nor free to do everything he pleases. Prince of the world he may be, but... HAROLD LINDSELL As hard as modern man strives to be free he is a slave chained to the past. S. OHNO It would seem that man was born a slave, and that slavery is his natural condition. At the same time... SIMONE WEIL Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he... JEAN-PAUL SARTRE Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the d... PHILLIPS BROOKS Wherefore, though the Christian, as a Christian, is the only man at liberty, as called thereunto of ... JOHN BUNYAN Sad is the day for any man when he becomes absolutely satisfied with the life he is living, the thou... PHILLIP BROOKS That man that killed another man is no criminal nor should he be consider an evil man for his action... ENRIQUE MIGUEL ALCALA SILVA He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock. UNKNOWN We live aware of God moment by moment. He is not part of our lives; He is our life. CRAIG GROESCHEL Suppose a man becomes pure by chanting the holy name of God, but immediately afterwards commits many... RAMAKRISHNA He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a... BUDDHA Dreadful will be the day when the world becomes contented, when one great universal satisfaction spr... PHILLIPS BROOKS The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not b... CARL VAN VECHTEN The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not b... CARL VECHTEN Marital Freedom: The liberty that allows a husband to do exactly that which his wife pleases. SOURCE UNKNOWN Marital Freedom: The liberty that allows a husband to do exactly that which his wife pleases. ANONYMOUS The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Sad will be the day for any man when he beco... PHILLIPS BROOKS Man...must necessarily be subject to the laws of his Creator, for he is entirely a dependent being..... WILLIAM BLACKSTONE He was forthcoming, but with that said, he revealed nothing to detectives that's not publicly known.... WAYNE SHELOR He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be. CRAIG GROESCHEL Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart. HENRI FREDERIC AMIEL We say to ourselves, 'Why do we like this man?'. But, he has a soliloquy at the end where he explain... BOB TRISOLINI Suppose some one asserts of his lustful appetite that, when the desired object and the opportunity a... IMMANUEL KANT If a man carries his horse out of a slave State into a free one, be does not lose his property inter... BENJAMIN F. WADE Bad will be the day for every man when he becomes absolutely contented with the life he is leading, ... PHILLIPS BROOKS The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Sad will be the day for any man when he beco... SOURCE UNKNOWN The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Sad will be the day for any man when he beco... PHILLIP BROOKS And you do not please except that Allah please, surely Allah is Knowing, Wise; / He makes whom He pl... QURAN No one worth calling a man allows his moods to change his convictions; but it is by moods that we un... G.K. CHESTERTON Every decent man of our age must be a coward and a slave. That is his normal condition. Of that I am... FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY Once is a man's life, for one mortal moment, he must make a grab for immorality; if not, he has ... SYLVESTER STALLONE Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is... VIKTOR E. FRANKL Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must
recognize that it is... VIKTOR FRANKL Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot b... GEORGE GURDJIEFF Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot b... GURDJIEFF A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else. MAHATMA GANDHI A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else. JOHN GALSWORTHY There are two freedoms -- the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is ... CHARLES KINGSLEY There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is f... CHARLES KINGSLEY Allah is Benignant to His servants; He gives sustenance to whom He pleases, and He is the Strong, th... QURAN If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Saviou... CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventua... JEAN KERR A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an individual, rather than hi... RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an individual, rather than hi... RICHARD M. NIXON He has been ruled out for personal reasons which cannot be revealed at the moment. ANDREW WALPOLE A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man; the very most you ca... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. ARISTOTLE The truth of God's love is not that He allows bad things to happen, it's his promise that he will be... JANETTE OKE The one who merely flees is not yet free. In fleeing he is still conditioned by that from which he f... GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he... JEAN-PAUL SARTRE A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. MAHATMA GANDHI A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. MAHATMA GANDHI Man's nature, he postulated, was to be a "free conscious producer," but so far he had not been able ... ROBERT C. TUCKER A man can be himself only so long as he is alone;
if he does not love solitude, he will not love fre... ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER I know he likes messing around with the crowd. But his success is because he's a fierce competitor a... BLAINE BOYER Each man lives for himself, uses his freedom to achieve his personal goals, and feels with his whole... LEO TOLSTOY Man is complete in himself. When they go into the world, the world will disagree with them. That is ... OSCAR WILDE Who's the bigger person in the end? The man who allows his dog to do what he does or the dog, who gi... BRUCE DERN There are two freedoms--the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where a man is... CHARLES KINGSLEY In order to do good, a man must be good; and he will not be good except he have instruction by couns... DOROTHEA DIX A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love... ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
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