"Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of."

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Source : Nicolas Malebranche (2014). “Dialogues on Metaphysics”, p.200, Routledge

Nicolas Malebranche

#Prejudice Quotes #Coats Quotes

“It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.”
“When buying a used car, punch the buttons on the radio. If all the stations are rock and roll, there's a good chance the transmission is shot.”
“I was aware that you weren't supposed to write about suburbia, that it was undignified in some way, the subject matter not momentous enough. And so, for a long time, that kept me from writing about it. But once I began, I realized it was just as interesting as anywhere else.”
“One of these days in the next 10 years, I will play 'Evita.' I don't know when or where, but I love 'Evita', especially with all my Latin and Spanish studies. It's a very demanding role but I'd love to play it.”
“In 1998, I started a blog, something I could control very easily and update at my own whim.”
“His wife's a brand of Christian that forbids a gathering that involves young women dancing in the streets but not races where men die”
“Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.”
“I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun, Radiance of moon, Splendour of fire. Speed of lightning, Swiftness of wind, Depth of sea, Stability of earth, Firmness of rock.”

Source : "Christian Spirituality: Origins to the Twelfth Century". Book by Bernard McGinn, Jean Leclercq, John Meyendorff, 1986.

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