What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?

I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It’s pretty cool to see.

Sept,

We know what to do. But we do not do.

I don’t remember the movie it’s from, but that was hell of a movie!

cheerupcharlie,

Never complain about what you permit.

JoeClu,
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Vincit qui se vincit - He conquers who conquers himself

littlegift,
courgette,

“When you expect the worse, you’re never disappointed!”

niktemadur,
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A blunt rewording of Seneca and Stoicism, leaning on the fatalism.

courgette,

If you have a text in mind, I’d like to read it!

codenamekino,

“Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow” - Horace

“Seize the day and throttle it.” - Calvin and Hobbes

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