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Complacency |
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Quotations
 | Contentment is natural wealth; luxury, artificial poverty. — Socrates, 469-399 BC, Ancient Geek Philosopher 53 likes |
 | The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense: he is always satisfied with himself. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 21 likes |
 | Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’d ever imagined. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 18 likes |
 | There are three attributes for which I am grateful to Fortune: that I was born, first, human and not animal; second, man and not woman; and third, Greek and not barbarian. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 14 likes |
| The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 7 likes |
 | When man is content to be himself he is strong indeed; when he strives to be more than man he is weak indeed. — Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher 7 likes |
 | The more you love yourself, the more you become your greatest enemy. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims 6 likes |
 | To be able to look back upon one’s life in satisfaction, is to live twice. — Khalil Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese-American poet & philosopher 5 likes |
 | A thought is an arrow shot at the truth; it can hit a point, but not cover the whole target. But the archer is too well satisfied with his success to ask anything farther. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher 5 likes |
 | There are days when I think I'm going to die of an overdose of complacency. — Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter 5 likes |
 | My IQ is one of the highest — and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure; it’s not your fault. — Donald Trump, 1946-, President of the USA 5 likes |
 | I have already enjoyed too much; give me something to desire. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 4 likes |
 | He who is contented is rich. — Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher 3 likes |
 | The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress. — Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher 3 likes |
 | Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. — Thomas Edison, 1847-1934, American inventor 3 likes |
 | Being at ease with himself put him at ease with the world. — John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962 2 likes |
 | Be happy, but never satisfied. — Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor 1 likes |
 | The chief element of happiness is this: to want to be what you are. — Erasmus, 1469-1536, Dutch humanist 1 likes |
 | Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher 1 likes |
 | It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves. — Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer 1 likes |
 | “I will succeed!” The word of the gambler, of the great captain, a fatalistic word which loses more men than it saves. — Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer 1 likes |
 | The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 1 likes |
 | Everybody worships me, it's nauseating. — Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright 1 likes |
 | He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife’s conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his heaven here on earth. — Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher 1 likes |
| Every morning upon awakening, I experience a supreme pleasure: that of being Salvador Dalí. — Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter 1 likes |
 | Every 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 1 likes |
 | Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. — Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer 1 likes |
 | This is the epitaph I want on my tomb: “Here lies one of the most intelligent animals who ever appeared on the face of the earth.” — Benito Moussolini, 1883-1945, Italian dictator 1 likes |
 | Dispel the thought that you have qualities that others don't have. — Leo Tolstoy, 1828–1910, Russian writer 1 likes |
 | I never met another man I'd rather be. And even if that's a delusion, it's a lucky one. — Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer 1 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Those who succeed don’t know how to behave correctly. Ευτυχούντες ουκ επίστανται φέρειν. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ The Suppliants 5 likes |
| When your god provides well, who needs friends? Όταν δ’ ο δαίμων ευ διδώ, τι δει φίλων; — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Orestes 3 likes |
 | It is better to extinguish hubris than a fire. Ύβριν χρη σβεννύναι μάλλον ή πυρκαϊήν. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 2 likes |
| Heraclitus said that arrogance is an obstacle to progress. Ηράκλειτος έλεγε την οίησιν προκοπής εγκοπήν. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 1 likes |
