"I'm like everyone elseâ€”I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does."

-- Paulo Coelho

#Ignorance Quotes #Doe Quotes #World Quotes

“And so the blasts of calumny, howl they ever so fiercely over the good man's head, contribute to his juster appreciation and to his wider fame. Preserve only a good conscience toward God, and a loving purpose toward your fellow men, and you need not wince nor tremble, though the pack of the spaniel-hearted hounds snarl at your heels.”

Source : William Morley Punshon (1873). “Lectures and Sermons”, p.31, Adam, Stevenson
“Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.”
“Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.”

Source : Sir Arthur Helps (1852). “Organization in Daily Life: An Essay”, p.33, [s.n.]
“You must break all the rules of painting, but you must also convince me you've had a reason to do so.”
“The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world.”
“Haldane was engaged in discussion with an eminent theologian. "What inference," asked the latter, "might one draw about the nature of God from a study of his works?" Haldane replied: "An inordinate fondness for beetles."”
“If we don't progress, we backslide into bad habits, laziness and poor attitude.”
“Life would be very pleasant if it were not for its enjoyments.”

Source : 'Mr Facey Romford's Hounds' (1865) ch. 32.

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