"The end of labor is to gain leisure."

-- Aristotle

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“In passing, we should here recognize the difficulties presented by the idea of 'fit' and 'unfit.' Who is to decide this question? The grosser, the more obvious, the undeniably feeble-minded should, indeed, not only be discouraged but prevented from propagating their kind. But among the writings of the representative Eugenists [sic], one cannot ignore the distinct middle-class bias that prevails.”
“Come t'e' picciol fallo amaro morso! Dante. What grievous pain a little fault doth give thee!”
“It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.”

Source : Muriel Spark (2012). “The Mandelbaum Gate: A Novel”, p.58, Open Road Media
“And wasn't it terrible, how much he looked forward to those moments, so much so that sometimes even a ride by himself on the subway was the best part of the day? Wasn't it terrible that after all the work one put into finding a person to spend one's life with, after making a family with that person, even in spite of missing that person...that solitude was what one relished the most, the only thing that, even in fleeting, diminished doses, kept one sane?”
“The Mother's knowledge of unity, her powers of sensitivity, humility, and balance, and her infinite respect for the miracle of all life have now to be invoked by each of us and practiced if the 'masculine' rational imbalance of our civilization is to be righted before its too late.”

Source : Andrew Harvey (2012). “Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action”, p.187, North Atlantic Books
“But when I got angry, my nerves sought an outlet, and my mouth didn't always guard the gates.”
“God is everywhere, in the smallest grain of sand.”
“Sometimes when you're just thrown into something, you are more ready for it than when you have time to think it over and get nervous about it.”

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