"Does history warrant the conclusion that religion is necessary to morality - that a natural ethic is too weak to withstand the savagery that lurks under civilization and emerges in our dreams, crimes and wars? ... There is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion."

-- Will Durant

#Dream Quotes #War Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies.... It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.”
“The breath is a powerful toolit creates a bridge between the subconscious and conscious mind, and connects the mind and the body. When you sit and breathe deeply, your physiology will change, and both your mind and your body will relax and become open. Breathing helps clear your head of the thoughts of the emotions and ego, and it allows you to get closer to your true self.”
“There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough of my assurance.”
“Requesting permission from someone to be honest is really a way of accusing the other person of being so demanding or overbearing that you couldn't be honest all along.”

Source : Walter Kirn (2005). “Mission to America: A Novel”, Random House LLC
“I really care about you and I don't want to anymore because it feels too shitty for me.”
“Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can't do it themselves!”
“While women weep, as they do now, I'll fight...”
“I do not support child abuse. It's a disgusting crime of which I am a victim.”

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