"We should work for simple, good, undecorated things, but things which are in harmony with the human being and organically suited to the little man in the street."

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Alvar Aalto

#Simple Quotes #Men Quotes #Littles Quotes

“From long familiarity, we know what honor is. It is what enables the individual to do right in the face of complacency and cowardice. It is what enables the soldier to die alone, the political prisoner to resist, the singer to sing her song, hardly appreciated, on a side street.”
“Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.”
“Any measure that establishes legal charity on a permanent basis and gives it an administrative form thereby creates an idle and lazy class, living at the expense of the industrial and working class.”

Source : Alexis de Tocqueville (2006). “Memoir on Pauperism: Does Public Charity Produce an Idle And Dependent Class of Society?”, p.26, Cosimo, Inc.
“You will know who truly loves you when you ask them to do an uncoventional favor.”
“You should try to do something if you think you can see your way clear.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“When you ask people what it is like being part of a great team, what is most striking is the meaningfulness of the experience. People talk about being part of something larger than themselves, of being connected, of being generative. It becomes quite clear that, for many, their experiences as part of truly great teams stand out as singular periods of life lived to the fullest.”
“I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.”
“We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced.”

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