"...the life which is best for men, both separately, as individuals, and in the mass, as states, is the life which has virtue sufficiently supported by material resources to facilitate participation in the actions that virtue calls for."

-- Aristotle

#Men Quotes #Politics Quotes #Action Quotes

“Every man has obligations which belong to his station. Duties extend beyond obligations, and direct the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the actions.”

Source : William Whewell (1845). “The Elements of Morality, Including Polity”, p.172
“The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some might take a bit longer.”

Source : "I hate awards. It's not my favourite thing to do" by William Fotheringham, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2007.
“Fifteen cents of every twenty-cent stamp goes for storage.”
“I'm not interested in the texture of a rock, but in its shadow.”
“Think of mission like the paddles of a defibrillator applied to the chest of a dying church.”
“Spending one hour with Isaias is far more worthwhile, rewarding and enlightening than reading ten books”
“Evil is not intrinsic. It's fashioned.”
“Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.”

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