"I do not claim to have any developed or sophisticated views in political philosophy, but I think that one of the lessons of the last few hundred years of history is that the greatest threat to human prosperity and well-being is fanaticism and intolerance, even in the name of apparently laudable goals."

-- Tim Crane

#Philosophy Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Goal Quotes

“Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.”
“We should tell ourselves once and for all that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its power. To this end we may sacrifice even the passion for sacrifice, for sacrifice never should be the means of ennoblement, but only the sign of being ennobled.”
“When a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains.”
“After eating a hundred mice, the cat makes a hadj to Mecca.”

Source : Shauna Singh Baldwin (2011). “The Tiger Claw”, p.309, Vintage Canada
“We Love Water. We Thank Water. We Respect Water. We Are All Water. We Are All One.”
“Why is it the Mongols of this world always tell us they're defending us against the Mongols?”

Source : Edward Whittemore (2013). “Nile Shadows”, p.230, Open Road Media
“And I have to work so hard at talking positively to myself. If I don't, it's just real hard to get through the day, and I'll get really down, and just want to cry. My whole body language changes. I get more slumped over.”
“The essentials of poetry are rhythm, dance, and the human voice.”

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