"In Nature nothing; is mean or contemptible, and it is only pride, originating in a false idea of our superiority, which causes our contempt for some of her productions. In the eyes of Nature, however, the oyster that vegetates at the bottom of the sea is as dear and perfect as the proud biped who devours it."

-- Baron d'Holbach

#Eye Quotes #Mean Quotes #Pride Quotes

“The jobless recovery in Maine is much more of a reality than we thought it was.”
“The lyrics were my sarcastic way of realizing you can't be the king of the hill all the time.”
“The comfort zone is the great enemy of courage and confidence.”

Source : "Dan Stevens: my week on the porch". www.telegraph.co.uk. January 06, 2013.
“How much more infinite a sea is man? Be not so childish as to measure him from head to foot and think you have found his borders.”

Source : Mikhail Naimy (2011). “The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark”, p.57, Duncan Baird Publishers
“To be honest, my husband and my children are my best friends.”
“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.”
“There is a reason you keep hearing about the power of educating girls in the developing world. Its a reason so simple that you will probably view it with suspicion, as I once did. It's this: educating girls works. Really works.”
“I'm still not sure what pulled me into the career I chose, even though, now, I can't imagine having done anything else. Mostly, I think I wanted to be a writer, or at least to try for a while.”

Source : Peter Gzowski (2001). “A Peter Gzowski Reader”, McClelland & Stewart Ltd

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