"Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things."

-- Demosthenes

#Real Quotes #Believe Quotes #Self Quotes

“For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same time it could overwhelm the clothes.”
“If an artist does not have an erotic involvement with everything that he sees, he may as well give up. To be a human being may a very messy thing, but to be an artist is something else entirely, because art is religion, art is sex, art is society. Art is everything.”
“I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.”
“My heart went out, seeking the God of my people. In thousands of homes those white candles burned tonight. I joined an invisible congregation.”
“If we pursue a spiritual path in depth, then it changes who and what we are. There is no turning back. We can only move forward.”
“In the eye of that Supreme Being to whom our whole internal frame is uncovered, dispositions hold the place of actions.”

Source : Hugh Blair (1827). “Sermons ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson ... A new edition, etc. With a portrait”, p.150
“Autumn has come to northeast Montana. The vapor of oneâ€™s breath, the clarity of the stars, the smell of wood smoke, the stones underfoot that even a full day of sunlight wonâ€™t warm- these all say there will be no more days that can be mistaken for summer.”
“Apart from God nothing matters. We think that health matters, that freedom matters, or knowledge or art or civilization. And but for one insistent word they would matter indeed. That word is eternity.”

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