"There is no inherent virtue to instantaneity."

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Joseph Rago

#Virtue Quotes #Inherent Quotes

“I donâ€™t think there's ever been a point in my career where I've said, 'I've made it.' What does that mean, 'I've made it?' Made it to what? If you say, 'I've made it.' then are you finished? I don't want to be finished. I don't want to quit.”
“I love men, the restlessness of their corrupted souls, the way they hide their heavy, murderous hearts, their sudden delicacies and small shocking acts of tenderness.”
“Use your head, Sep. Loads of wolverines. Hanging around waiting for super. Gtting excited. eating mint blasts. so what do you think they do?' it must be here. they can't have eaten that... i dunno, Nik, what do they do?' POO.”
“In my career I have had many wonderful things happen to me, many more than I ever dreamed would ever happen. But I would like for you young brethren especially to know that all that has happened to me in my chosen profession is a mere drop in the bucket compared to the truly important things in my life. The testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ that I have, along with my wife and my family, are my most important possessions.”
“Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don't fool.”

Source : Sharon Salzberg (2008). “Lovingkindness”, p.10, Shambhala Publications
“A philosophy is characterized more by the formulation of its problem than by its solution of them.”
“Many cats are the death of the mouse.”
“Feeling hearts--touch them but lightly--pour A thousand melodies unheard before.”

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