"Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough."

-- Lord Chesterfield

#Wise Quotes #Time Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats, tho' unseen, amongst us.”
“What is up with this Ashley Purdy day tomorrow,I see? Do I need to dress up as myself?!”
“I always, always liked children... I was very afraid of them before. Because I never really grew up, I mean, with a lot of little kids around. Even though I am from a kind of Italian family, I never really grew up with a lot of little kids around.”
“Be aware of the words that go into your mind, both conscious and unconscious, because words and ideas can be great tools for your mind to use in coming to appropriate decisions. Remember that a statement spoken in spiritual consciousness can contain great spiritual power. Speaking powerful words of love changes things and outer circumstances as well as consciousness itself.”
“The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future.”

Source : Peter Benchley (2012). “Jaws”, p.108, Fawcett
“The moment between before and after is called Truth.”

Source : Dainin Katagiri (2017). “Returning to Silence”, p.134, Shambhala Publications
“Chicago I was so happy with what the judges had to say... That was until I...”
“My preference is for the Federal Reserve to be the systemic risk regulator, because the responsibility for identifying and limiting potential problems is a natural complement to its role in monetary policy.”

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