"It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others."

-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

#Judging Quotes #Difficult Quotes #Oneself Quotes

“My first job out of college was as an editorial assistant in a New York publishing house. Being an editorial assistant is the purgatory would-be editors must endure before they can ascend the ladder and begin acquiring books on their own. I spent a year filing paperwork, writing copy, and typing rejection letters.”
“Everything's weird if you stare at it.”

Source : "The Dungeon Master" by Sam Lipsyte, www.newyorker.com. October 4, 2010.
“It is sufficiently evident from many circumstances, that the doctrine of the divinity of Christ did not establish itself without much opposition, especially from the unlearned among the Christians, who thought that it savoured of Polytheism , that it was introduced by those who had had a philosophical education, and was by degrees adopted by others, on account of its covering the great offence of the cross , by exalting the personal dignity of our Saviour.”

Source : Joseph Priestley (1871). “A History of the Corruptions of Christianity”, p.19
“You know, the thing that struck me about Civil War music was how bloody it was; it was full of hatred. There was incredible vitriol in it.”
“While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The Angel of the Lord came down, And Glory shone around.”

Source : 'Supplement to the New Version of the Psalms' (1700) 'While Shepherds Watched'
“Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth. You're an idiot babe, it's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.”
“Most people, if they're doing really well in their career, often don't have the right intimacy with their partner, or they're doing great in their home life, but their finances are a mess.”
“I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on the plate, and having myself refreshed in a toaster oven for 23 minutes once every month.”

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