Probably the first quotation from a book I ever quoted with any frequency was:
Quote:
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All we can know is that we know nothing, and that is the acme of human knowledge.
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-Lev Tolsoy,
War and Peace
Another favorite that quite literally got me through the bar exam is the fear litany from Frank Herbert's
Dune
Quote:
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind killer.
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over and through me.
And when it is gone, I shall turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
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I'm sure I'll think of more, but those are the two off my head.