"For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father; a passion, that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds move feathers, and begets in us an unwearied industry to the attainment of what we desire."

-- Izaak Walton

#Wise Quotes #Children Quotes #Father Quotes

“The state owned monopolies are among the greatest millstones round the neck of the economy...Liberals must stress at all times the virtues of the market, not only for efficiency but to enable the widest possible choice...Much of what Mrs Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph say and do is in the mainstream of liberal philosophy.”

Source : "The Future of Liberalism: The Inaugural Eighty Club Lecture". Book by Jo Grimond, 1980.
“Building a solid organ like the liver in the lab is different and harder than with an organ like the bladder because solid organs are very vascular.”
“The only true order is founded on Biblical Law. All law is religious in nature, and every non-Biblical law-order represents an anti-Christian religion.”
“We should not try to design a better world. We should make better feedback loops.”

Source : Tim Harford (2011). “Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure”, p.59, Hachette UK
“Dance music is one of the biggest export products in the Dutch economy these days.”
“Everyone underestimates their own life. Funny thing is, in the end, all our stories...they're the same. In fact, no matter where you go in the world, there is only one important story: of youth, loss and yearning for redemption. So we tell the same story, over and over. Only the details are different.”

Source : Rohinton Mistry (2008). “Family Matters”, p.157, Faber & Faber
“In early childhood, children develop a set of symbols that 'stand for' things they see in the world around them... Children are happy with symbolic drawing until about the age of eight or nine... when children develop a passion for realism. Our schools do not provide drawing instruction. Children try on their own to discover the secrets of realistic drawing, but nearly always fail and, sadly, give up on trying.”
“Love is hard to find, but love is one of a kind.”

Source : Song: One Love, Album: Ready, 2009

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