Cristi.

"The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves."

Sophocles

"The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others."

Nietzsche

"If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done."

Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

Plato

(Source: philosophical-quotes.com)

"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."

Nietzsche

"There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse."

Seneca (via Philosophical Quotes)

"Have you ever visited the circus, and seen one of these creatures standing quietly while tied to a small wooden stick? You see when the elephant is young and relatively weak it is tied to an immovable stick. So later, no matter how strong and large he becomes, he continues to believe that he can not free himself. Many intelligent people are like circus elephants. They never question their self imposed limitations."

Dr. Flintstein (“Cold Souls”)

"Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them."

Albus Dumbledore (via kari-shma)

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

Albert Schweitzer (via kari-shma)

"Somehow it’s reassuring knowing I’m not the only one pretending to be normal."

Dexter Morgan (Season 01 Episode 05) (via blnkpgs) (via quote-book)