"Conscience. Conscience is the ultimate measure of a man."

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Source : G. Willow Wilson (2012). “Alif the Unseen”, p.148, Atlantic Books Ltd

G. Willow Wilson

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“What we feel is beyond words. We should be ashamed of our poems.”

Source : Nizar Qabbani, “Verse”
“In our days of prosperity it is more difficult to sustain a religious spirit than in times of adversity, because we are apt to forget that God who has bountifully given may also take away.”

Source : Rachel Simon (1894). “Records and Reflections: Selected from Her Writings During Half a Century, April 3rd, 1840 to April 3rd, 1890”
“The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely funny and surprising.”
“Photography is, for me, a spontaneous impulse coming from an ever attentive eye which captures the moment and its eternity.”
“We have all learned everything we know physicallyâ€”from walking to running a marathonâ€”by trial and error, so there's no reason to become our own worst enemies when we suffer a setback. From time to time everyone falls short of their goals. It's an illusion to believe that champions succeed because they do everything perfectly. You can be certain that every archer who hits the bull's-eye has also missed the bull's-eye a thousand times while learning the skill.”

Source : Amby Burfoot (2009). “Runner's World Complete Book of Running: Everything You Need to Run for Weight Loss, Fitness, and Competition”, p.176, Rodale
“History is opaque. You see what comes out, not the script that produces events, [...] The generator of historical events is different from the events themselves, much as the minds of the gods cannot be read just by witnessing their deeds.”
“Some of the best health care services are free or cost very little and are even available to millionaires but hardly anyone knows they exist.”
“The confrontation was not created by the police. The confrontation was created by the people who charged the police. Gentlemen, get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't there to create disorder. The policeman is there to preserveÂ disorder.”

Source : "A Handbook for Psychological Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations in Law Enforcement". Book by Cary D. Rostow and Robert D. Davis, 2004.

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