"In all that surrounds him the egotist sees only the frame of his own portrait."

-- Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

#Humility Quotes #Portraits Quotes #Surround Quotes

“'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.”

Source : In a statement on the 180th anniversary of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, as quoted in Quote, May 20, 1956.
“Democracy: a festival of mediocrity.”
“He saw very clearly how all his life led only to this moment and all after led to nowhere at all. He felt something cold and soulless enter him like another being and he imagined that it smiled malignly and he had no reason to believe that it would ever leave.”
“The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero the whole time.”

Source : "Fictional character: Penelope Garcia". "Criminal Minds: True Night" (TV Series), www.imdb.com. 2007.
“A saint is a sinner who never gave up.”
“The Bible is an inexhaustible fountain of all truths. The existence of the Bible is the greatest blessing which humanity ever experienced. Few tremble at the Word of God, Few, in reading it, hear the voice of Jehovah, which is full of majesty.”
“Simply put, success in LSU football is essential for the success of Louisiana State University.”
“Intelligence is characterized by a natural incomprehension of life.”

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