"Perfect Scepticismeis a disease incurable, and a thing rather to be pitied or laughed at, then seriously opposed. For when aman is so fugitive and unsettled that he will not stand to the verdict of his own Faculties, one can no more fasten any thing upon him, than he can write in the water, or tye knots in the wind."

-- Henry More

#Writing Quotes #Wind Quotes #Perfect Quotes

“Ultimately, we actually all belong to only one tribe, to Earthlings.”

Source : "Are We Alone In The Universe?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. February 15, 2013.
“A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.”
“I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.”
“Losers bring money into the market which is necessary for the prosperity of the trading industry.”

Source : Alexander Elder (2014). “The New Trading for a Living: Psychology, Discipline, Trading Tools and Systems, Risk Control, Trade Management”, p.5, John Wiley & Sons
“There was something horribly depressing, she felt, about watching the weather report. That life could be planned like the perfect summer picnic drained it of spontaneity.”

Source : Galt Niederhoffer (2008). “The Romantics”, p.9, Macmillan
“Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.”
“You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and in a language they could comprehend!”
“Sin hath broke the world's sweet peace--unstrung Th' harmonious chords to which the angels sung.”

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