"I would rather be the offspring of two apes than be a man and afraid to face the truth."

-- Thomas Huxley

#Men Quotes #Two Quotes #Religion Quotes

“Never is it the wish of `Abdu'l-BahÃ¡ to see any being hurt, nor will He make anyone to grieve; for man can receive no greater gift than this, that he rejoice another's heart. I beg of God that ye will be bringers of joy, even as are the angels in Heaven.”
“We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love. It's not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves.”
“If an abduction is reported, it is dealt with in the same way as a kidnap.”
“Donâ€™t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when youâ€™re the boss. Or they wonâ€™t. Who cares? Do your thing, and donâ€™t care if they like it.”
“Everything that happens helps you grow, even if its hard to see right now.”
“I'm not different. I'm not different at all. The wrapping is different but the gift is still the same.”
“The mere fact of leaving ultimate social control in the hands of the people has not guaranteed that men will be able to conduct their lives as free men. Those societies where men know they are free are often democracies, but sometimes they have strong chiefs and kings.they have, however, one common characteristic: they are all alike in making certain freedoms common to all citizens, and inalienable.”
“Travelling is the ruin of all happiness. There's no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.”

Source : Cecilia bk. 4, ch. 2 (1782)

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