"To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not."

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Source : Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.6, Xist Publishing

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

#Judging Quotes #Giving Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“How many times had I let myself connect with someone only to have it thrown back in my face?”
“A lot of people are concerned with staying physically young...I'm more interested in maintaining my curiosity.”
“The first pages of memory are like the old family Bible. The first leaves are wholly faded and somewhat soiled with handling. But, when we turn further, and come to the chapters where Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise, then, all begins to grow clear and legible.”
“I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise.”
“The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to work in the universe and in all history. They declared that He had created the universe.”
“Libraries are brothels for the mind. Which means that librarians are the madams, greeting punters, understanding their strange tastes and needs, and pimping their books.”

Source : "How to... use a library" by Guy Browning, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2003.
“The likes of Bob Dylan and David Bowie and probably Elvis Presley or any of the Beatles, none of them would have got through Pop Idol, because they're not conventional. They're not what people think is popular now. I like the individuality in people. I don't want everyone to sound the same.”
“People are generally resistant to teaching and training because it requires effort. This clashes with the natural wiring of human adults: We are fundamentally lazy.”

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