"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

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C. S. Lewis

#God Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Pride Quotes

“As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes; and as poetry is a rise above prose and oratory, so is music the exaltation of poetry.”

Source : Henry Purcell, Edward Taylor (1843). “King Arthur: an opera in 5 acts, written by John Dryden”, p.15
“I know no better way to show true patriotism and love for one's country, than investing to create wealth and employment.”
“You can't get any braver than going on national television to be weighed.”
“In romance, I can’t stand this scenario: A woman is awakened to find a strange man in her bedroom—and then automatically finds him attractive. I’m sorry, but if I awoke to a strange man in my bedroom, I’d be reaching for a weapon—not admiring the view.”
“If 2,000 Tea Party activists descended on Wall Street, you would probably have an equal number of reporters there covering them.”

Source : Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2012). “The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope”, p.327, Haymarket Books
“A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.”
“When God's justice falls, we are offended because we think God owes perpetual mercy. We must not take His grace for granted. We must never lose our capacity to be amazed by grace”
“There are some who esteem that it is a naivety to believe that a moral regeneration may be possible ("soit possible", Fr.); now, if this was not the case, it would not be worth the trouble that humanity continue to vegetate without aim.”

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