"A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of; it heightens all the virtues which it accompanies; like the shades in paintings, it raises and rounds every figure and makes the colors more beautiful, though not so glar ..."

-- Joseph Addison

#Beautiful Quotes #Humble Quotes #Men Quotes

“I often found myself in situations where I had, without thinking, said too much to too many with too little caution.”

Source : John Corey Whaley (2012). “Where Things Come Back”, p.26, Simon and Schuster
“How do I relax? This might sound slightly ridiculous but I play the ukulele for at least an hour a day and I find something really blissful about it.”
“The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.”
“Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.”

Source : "Obama and Gay Marriage: Runaway Bride?". www.newyorker.com. June 30, 2011.
“God was in the details.”
“The world wants to be cheated. So cheat.”
“How can we find spiritual meaning in a scientific worldview? Spirituality is a way of being in the world, a sense of oneâ€™s place in the cosmos, a relationship to that which extends beyond oneself. . . . Does scientific explanation of the world diminish its spiritual beauty? I think not. Science and spirituality are complementary, not conflicting; additive, not detractive. Anything that generates a sense of awe may be a source of spirituality. Science does this in spades. (158-159)”
“I want to do #â€Ž stage again, because there just aren't words for how great it is. People say that all the time, 'There's nothing like live #â€Ž theater , blah blah,' but it's really true. I see a show and I know how they feel, and it feels great.”

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