"Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a slave the moment he allows his actions to be ruled by passion."

-- Giacomo Casanova

#Passion Quotes #Men Quotes #Liberty Quotes

“Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act.”

Source : James Agate (1944). “Ego 6: Once More the Autobiography of James Agate”
“The harvest-home or supper is a thing of the past. To those who feel the fascination of the past this may appear sad, but it is not so really for, even while it existed, this surface goodwill was often an empty show.”

Source : Flora Thompson (2008). “The Peverel papers: nature notes written in Liphoo, Hampshire, 1921-1927”
“A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist.”
“I think training and being dedicated is very important, but one aspect that I always live by is that I enjoy myself in what I do!”
“I can scarcely contemplate a more incalculable evil than the breaking of the Union into two or more parts.”
“Marriage is a fine and sacred thing if you make it so.”
“... it would be impossible for women to stand in higher estimation than they do here. The deference that is paid to them at all times and in all places has often occasioned me as much surprise as pleasure.”
“What would happen if the moon were not there? Then our tilt could swing wildly over a large range, resulting in major temperature swings. If our tilt were more like ninety degrees, the north pole would be exposed to the sun for six months, while the south pole would be in darkness, then vice-versa. Instead, it varies by only about one and a half degrees - just a tiny variation, because the gravity from the moon's orbit keeps it stabilized.”

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