"Since man, fragment of the universe, is governed by the same laws that preside over the heavens, it is by no means absurd to search there above for the themes of our lives, for those frigid sympathies that participate in our achievements as well as our blunderings."

-- Marguerite Yourcenar

#Mean Quotes #Men Quotes #Law Quotes

“True meditation gives us, as it were, wings for flight to a higher realm and thus detaches us from terrestrial fetters.”
“But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group.”
“In proportion as the mass of citizens who possess political rights increases, and the number of elected ruler's increases, the actual power is concentrated and becomes the monopoly of a smaller and smaller group of individuals.”
“If a person uses the word 'sorry' loosely then of course it loses its value.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Ciara on One Woman Army, Being Vulnerable and Who Her New Song 'Sorry' is Really About". Interview with Yolanda Sangweni, www.essence.com. September 10, 2012.
“The trouble with all of us is we are where we shouldn't be.”

Source : Michael Ondaatje (2011). “The English Patient”, p.129, A&C Black
“Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand.”
“Instead of applauding sex addict pastors, we need to tell them to either preach the Gospel with their lives or get out from behind that pulpit!”
“Some minds are made of blotting-paper: you can write nothing on them distinctly. They swallow the ink, and you find a large spot.”

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