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He merely asserts that to lose this overpowering concern in things beyond our control is possible to human nature, and is for our good; and this being so, the fact that certain men have realised this possibility in their lives and proclaimed it to the world cannot but make it easier for other men to realise it also.

Enchiridion (With a Selection From the Discourses) [Translated by George Long With an Introduction by T. W. Rolleston]

Epictetus, T. W. Rolleston, and George Long

You couldn’t merely say “the Chancellor’s socks.” Oh, no. Too simple. All ownership was oddly dual: as if the Chancellor owned his socks, but at the same time the socks somehow also gained ownership of the Chancellor. This altered the use of both words in complex grammatical ways. As if the simple act of owning socks somehow fundamentally changed the nature of a person.

The Wise Man's Fear

Patrick Rothfuss

The Buddha said anger has a “poisoned root and honeyed tip.”

Why Buddhism Is True

Robert Wright

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