"Mulberry Garden, now the only place of refreshment about the town for persons of the best quality to be exceeding cheated at."

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Source : E. S. de Beer (ed.) 'The Diary of John Evelyn' (1955) vol. 3, p. 96 (10 May 1654)

John Evelyn

#Cheating Quotes #Garden Quotes #Quality Quotes

“Love, real love, is not simply a state of bliss. It is an ever-changing state, the result of time and emotional development, of trust and commitment.”
“Islam didn't make it Haram for you to fall in love. It didn't forbid you from wanting someone. It only guides that love so it protects you, her, your families and especially saves you from humiliation on judgment day. If you love her so much, why are you ok with letting her engage in this questionable relationship knowing full well that she will have to answer Allah just like you will. You don't love her enough to save her from that?”
“Fervid atheism is usually a screen for repressed religion.”

Source : Wilhelm Stekel (1950). “Autobiography: The life story of a pioneer psychoanalyst”
“Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession.”
“Disloyalty is the secret weapon of the Tory Party.”
“Don't wake me for the end of the world unless it has very good special effects.”

Source : Roger Zelazny (1992). “Prince of Chaos”
“Prison Notebooks gives me a basic understanding of how power can influence people through cultural products and intellectual groups, so they will voluntarily support the hegemony.”
“When confronted with information streaming from the eyes, the brain will interpret this information in the quickest and most efficient way possible. Time is energy. The longer the brain spends performing some calculation, the more energy it consumes. Considering the brain runs on about 40 watts of power (a lightbulb!), it doesn't have a lot of energy to spare.”

Source : Gregory Berns (2010). “Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently”, p.7, Harvard Business Press

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