"Even ministers of good things are like torches, a light to others, waste and destruction to themselves."

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Source : "The Life of William Ewart Gladstone". Book by John Morley, 1901.

Richard Hooker

#Light Quotes #Torches Quotes #Waste Quotes

“There are a lot of artists who've said they'd like to work with me. To be honest, I'm not sure there is such a thing as an inappropriate artist. The trick is matching the artist with a story.”
“Dullard: Someone who looks up a thing in the encyclopedia, turns directly to the entry, reads it, and then closes the book.”
“That's to me what always is compelling about villains. I am much more interested in how they think than in what they even do.”
“When you have children it completely shifts your focus; they become the most passionate love of your life.”

Source : "Louis de Bernières: My family values". Interview with Anita Sethi, www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.
“A modern mathematical proof is not very different from a modern machine, or a modern test setup: the simple fundamental principles are hidden and almost invisible under a mass of technical details.”

Source : Hermann Weyl (2013). “Levels of Infinity: Selected Writings on Mathematics and Philosophy”, p.33, Courier Corporation
“Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love.”
“It is by virtue of the atonement that God can maintain His justice and yet demonstrate His mercy...”
“The days take forever, but they just fly by. It's so weird.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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