"The assassination at Sarajevo was certainly the crucial precedent of the European war that its conspirators had sought, but was not the historical cause ... The assassination acted as a lever, prying the various powers into predictable paths."

-- J. Bowyer Bell

#War Quotes #Historical Quotes #Path Quotes

“The tulip's petals shine in dew, All beautiful, but none alike.”

Source : Samuel Rogers, Thomas Campbell, James Montgomery, Charles Lamb, Henry Kirke White (1830). “The poetical works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White: complete in one volume”, p.358
“Honesty is the cornerstone of character.”
“Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution, but more usually we must do battle where we are standing.”

Source : Audre Lorde (2017). “A Burst of Light: And Other Essays”, p.119, Courier Dover Publications
“If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?”
“Trust only him who doubts.”
“The small seed of despair cracks open and sends experimental tendrils upward to the fragile skin of calm holding him together.”

Source : Judith Guest (1982). “Ordinary People”, p.2, Penguin
“Teenagers don't know what love is. They have mixed-up ideas. They go for a drive and the boy runs out of gas and they smooch a little and the girl says she loves him. That isn't love. Love is when you are married twenty-five years, smooching in your living room and he runs out of gas and she says she still loves him. That's love.”
“There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence.”

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