“Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible.”
— Hannah Arendt
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Man cannot be free if he does
“Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity.”
— Hannah Arendt
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In order to go on living one
“In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.”
— Hannah Arendt
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This is the precept by which I
“This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.”
— Hannah Arendt
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Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve
“Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.”
— Hannah Arendt
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Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve
“Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.”
— Hannah Arendt
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Forgiveness is the key to action and
“Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”
— Hannah Arendt
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To be free in an age like
“To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.”
— Hannah Arendt
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Death not merely ends life, it also
“Death not merely ends life, it also bestows upon it a silent completeness, snatched from the hazardous flux to which all things human are subject.”
— Hannah Arendt
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By its very nature the beautiful is
“By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.”
— Hannah Arendt
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The sad truth is that most evil
“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”
— Hannah Arendt
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