"In the Darwinian world, self-preservation is the ultimate shiny good."

-- N.D. Wilson

#Self Quotes #World Quotes #Preservation Quotes

“Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom and counsel, or strength of man? It is the Lord only. God will curse that man and his house that dares to think otherwise. Sir, you see the work is done by a Divine leading. God gets into the hearts of men, and persuades them to come under you.”
“A man once jumped from the top floor of a burning house in which many members of his family had already perished. He managed to save his life; but as he was falling he hit a person standing down below and broke that person's legs and arms. The jumping man had no choice; yet to the man with the broken limbs he was the cause of his misfortune. If both behaved rationally, they would not become enemies.”
“Don't go chattering to the stars if you're going to do it with your eyes closed.”

Source : Samuel R. Delany (1968). “Nova”
“This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the most learned and cultured poets, authors, musicians, and architects of the time - relying solely on his remarkable memory during conversations with them.”

Source : Indu Sundaresan (2012). “The Twentieth Wife”, p.131, HarperCollins Publishers India
“Faith in Jesus must be personal but it cannot be private.”
“However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and subject to alteration under, federal statutory law.”
“Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.”
“If I want to win a title I have to beat the champion myself, I don't have teammates inside the ring.”

Source : Interview with Elias Trejo, www.askmen.com.

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