"There is as much wisdom in soliciting good counsel as in giving it. The most sensible people are not reluctant to consider the feelings of other people; and to know how to submit to the wise guidance of others is a kind of wisdom in itself."

-- Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

#Wise Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.”

Source : "One to watch: Jessie Ware" by Morwenna Ferrier, www.theguardian.com. February 25, 2012.
“The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost valleys of the imagination.”

Source : Alexander Cockburn (1988). “Corruptions of Empire: Life Studies & the Reagan Era”, p.95, Verso
“Ultimately all idolatry is worship of the self projected and objectified: all idolization is self-idolization.”
“I entertain for a living and I role-play for a living, and I can't help but continue to do it.”

Source : "‘Supernatural’s’ Ty Olsson On Benny’s Evolution, Friction With Sam And Castiel And More". Interview with Laura Prudom, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 31, 2012.
“Character is destiny, and politicians usually get the scandals they deserve, with a sense of inevitability about them.”
“We keep each other alive with our stories. We need to share them, as much as we need to share food. We also require for our health the presence of good companions. One of the most extraordinary things about the land is that it knows thisâ€”and it compels language from some of us so that as a community we may converse about this or that place, and speak of the need.”
“Governments and the military purport to protect the public from enemies, and if there were no enemies they would have to invent some, for the simple purpose of rationalizing their existence ....”

Source : Laurance Labadie (1978). “Selected Essays”
“So, let us, you and I, for the sake of our brother man, individually strive by example and influence to lift the standard of thought and conduct from the low level of selfishness and self-indulgence up to the lofty realms of aspirational thought and self-denial.”

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