"it matters infinitely less what we do than what we are."

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Source : Harriet Martineau (1849). “Life in the sick-room. Essays. By an invalid [i.e. H. Martineau] ... Third edition”, p.138

Harriet Martineau

#Identity Quotes #Matter Quotes

“I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.”
“To avoid being sexist and racist, we should assume that half the perpetrators of violent crimes are white, liberal women.”
“Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.”
“Hodgkin's is serious and I don't want to be dismissive about it, but there are people who have gone through much worse and lost their lives to cancer.”
“Now the bright morning-star, day's harbinger, comes dancing from the east.”
“Trust is a two way street. If your government does not trust you, how can you trust your government?”
“Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books.”
“The first miracle after the baptism of the Holy Ghost was wroughtly upon a beggar. It means that the first service of a Holy Ghost-baptized church is to the poor; that its ministry is to those who are lowest down; that its gifts are for those who need them the most. As the Spirit was upon Jesus to preach the gospel to the poor, so His Spirit is upon His servants for the same purpose.”

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