Elenya- yes,
Julius Caesar rocks! One of my personal favorites is:
Quote:
Men are at some time masters of their own fates
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.
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and another one i like:
Quote:
For the eye sees not itself
But by reflection
By some other things.
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I also have a lot more but there are too many great Shakespeare quotes to name!
++A little disclaimer++
I really don't want to start an argument on this *ducks* because that's not what this thread is about. The following are what I have come to believe, so please, don't be offended and attack me or anything.
Lush--were you serious about the communism, or was that meant to be a joke to all the ones who are opposed to it? I sincerely hope that it was, because...(sorry for all you who are in favor of communism) I am not only strongly opposed, but positively garrulous about the topic! Of course communism sounds like a great idea...and it IS, but only theoretically. The only way it would work is if humans were perfect. But they are not--instead humans are greedy, envious, lazy, and ultimately self-serving. Therefore, communism would never work. And if humans were perfect, there wouldn't even be a need for communism. Not to mention that it destroys the glory of the individual self. Conformity, blind obedience, and self-sacrifice are definitely a major cause of human suffering and destruction. Here's a really great quote from Ayn Rand's
Anthem:
Quote:
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The word ‘we’ crushes all beneath it, and that which is white and that which is black are lost equally in the gray of it...What is my joy if all hands can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if fools can dictate to me? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree, to obey?
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That's my rant for today. I'm sorry that I've gotten waaay off topic but...well, at least now you know me a little better and know that I'm against communism/socialism etc with a PASSION! Again, I really don't want to start a heated argument here...
On a brighter note, I'm so glad to see that there are many classical music lovers like myself here! Most of the people I know (besides people like me who play classical music), think that its drippy and boring and never even give themselves a chance to understand and appreciate the art. It's great that people who love Tolkien are intelligent and appreciate the fine arts.