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George CarlinI think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Jean Jacques RousseauThe world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

—  Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher

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Oscar LevantThere's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line

—  Oscar Levant, 1906-1972, American pianist

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Wolfgang GoetheIn limitations he first shows himself the master, and the law can only bring us freedom.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Wolfgang GoetheOne never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Ralph Waldo EmersonWhatever limits us we call Fate.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Lao-TzuTo understand the limitation of things, desire them.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Ludwig WittgensteinThe limits of my language mean the limits of my world.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

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Arthur SchopenhauerEvery man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Aristotle OnassisThe best deals and the best sex happens outside of boundaries.

—  Aristotle Onassis, 1900-1975, Greek tycoon

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Albert CamusAbsolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom. To be fruitful, the two ideas must find their limits in each other.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Alfred TennysonHere at the quiet limit of the world.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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Ambrose BierceBoundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Napoleon HillOur only limitations are those we set up in our own minds.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

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Mignon McLaughlinLearning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Henry FordGivers have to set limits because takers rarely do.

—  Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD

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William BlakeYou never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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Ayn RandLive and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Arthur ClarkeThe only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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RumiWhy, when God’s world is so big, did you fall asleep in a prison, of all places?

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Bertrand RussellScience may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Thomas SowellUnderstanding the limitations of human beings is the beginning of wisdom.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

George EliotEvery limit is a beginning as well as an ending.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

Orson WellesThe absence of limitations is the enemy of art.

—  Orson Welles, 1915-1985, American actor & film director

Bertolt BrechtThe aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set some limit on infinite error.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Terry PratchettFreedom without limits is just a word.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Martin HeideggerA boundary is not that at which something stops, but that from which something begins.

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

Marshall McLuhanOnce you see the boundaries of your environment, they are no longer the boundaries of your environment.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Sri AurobindoIf a religion is not universal, it cannot be eternal. A narrow religion, a sectarian religion, an exclusive religion can live only for a limited time and a limited purpose.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Alexandre Dumas, filsThe difference between genius and stupidity is this: genius has its limits.

—  Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer

José SaramagoThe worst wall of all is a door that you do not have the key to.

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

Søren KierkegaardThe more a person limits himself, the more resourceful he becomes.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Marilyn MonroeA wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.

—  Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress

Saul BellowA man must have limits and cannot give in to the wild desires to be everything and everyone and everything to everyone.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

Sylvia PlathThe floor seemed wonderfully solid. It was comforting to know I had fallen and could fall no farther.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

Arthur Conan DoyleEvery man finds his limitations, Mr. Holmes, but at least it cures us of the weakness of self-satisfaction.

—  Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaWisdom consists in being moderate not out of horror of excess, but out of love for the limit.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Latin Quotes

Latin phraseNo further.

Ne plus ultra.

—  Latin phrase

     (impassable obstacle)

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Quotes in Verse

Alfred TennysonGleams that untravell'd world, whose margin fades
For ever and for ever when I move.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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Stupid Quotes

Donald TrumpI will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall.

—  Donald Trump, 1946-, President of the USA

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Ancient Greek

DemocritusDo not try what is beyond your capability.

Μη πλέω προσάπτεσθαι των δυνατών.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Proverbs

International proverbGood fences make good neighbours.

—  International proverb

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