"The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues."

-- Marcus Aurelius

#Positive Quotes #Men Quotes #Pursue Quotes

“When things are at their blackest, I say to myself, 'Cheer up, things could be worse.' And sure enough, they get worse.”
“There is no pain quite like that of a broken heart. But a broken heart is an open heart. When we allow ourselves to be broken, a gentle transformation takes place.”

Source : Douglas Bloch (1988). “Words That Heal: Affirmations and Meditations for Daily Living”, BookBaby
“In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.”

Source : "Are we back to the 1930s again? Here's why we shouldn't panic" by Geoff Mulgan, www.theguardian.com. March 19, 2013.
“Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.”
“I have no problem with whatever the next big look is. Just don't try and tell me that only one look is beautiful.”
“For the utilitarian, there is a fact of the matter about the good (the general happiness, or whatever conception of the good the utilitarian adopts) and about which actions or moral rules would contribute to maximizing the good. For the rational intuitionist, there are truths about which actions should be done and not done.”
“Once you realize how good you really are, you never settle for playing less than your best.”
“..Some of our loves and attachments are elemental and beyond our choosing, and for that very reason they come spiced with pain and regret and need and hollowness and a feeling as close to anger as I will ever be able to imagine.”

Source : "The Empty Family: Stories". Book by Colm Toibin, October 1, 2010.

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