"We love in another's soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, the greater the love"

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Source : Irving Layton (1969). “The whole bloody bird: obs, aphs & pomes”

Irving Layton

#Soul Quotes #Deposits Quotes

“The first principle of my own philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of commoner and king alike and should never be regarded with awe.”
“I think it is possible on earth to build a young, new Jerusalem, a little, new heaven of this surpassing love. God, either send me more of this love, or take me quickly over the water, where I may be filled with his love.”
“Anyone who thinks you can pay $3,100 to the federal government and thinks you can get that money back completely in services - like I said - he may go to M-I-T but he is an N-U-T.”
“When the eye becomes the heart, the heart becomes the eye.”
“Read obituaries. They are just like biographies, only shorter. They remind us that interesting, successful people rarely lead orderly, linear lives.”

Source : Charles Wheelan (2012). “10 1⁄2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said”, p.67, W. W. Norton & Company
“We change people, but oftentimes we get so focused on the negative people and their influence on us, we forget how powerful we are as positive people to influence others.”
“Happiness is a byproduct of helping others. No man ever finds happiness by thinking of himself. True happiness comes when we lose ourselves in the service of others â€“ when we are merciful to our fellowmen.”
“It wasn't poverty that drove me on.”

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