"The wise learn many things from their enemies."

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Source : Aristophanes, W. J. Hickie (1873). “The Comedies of Aristophanes”, p.322

Aristophanes

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“God cannot change. He cannot be anything other than who He is. Out of His love and His promises, you were selected as His treasure. God's faithfulness has been the bedrock of His dealings with humanity throughout time.”

Source : FaceBook post by Graham Cooke from Jan 26, 2015
“Freedom of the mind requires not only, or not even especially the absence of legal constraints but the presence of alternative thoughts.”
“As I have stood in the crosshairs of those who target Second Amendment freedoms, I've realized that firearms are not the only issue. No, it's much, much bigger than that. I've come to understand that a cultural war is raging across our land, in which, with Orwellian fervor, certain acceptable thoughts and speech are mandated.”
“Every face, every shop, bedroom window, public-house, and dark square is a picture feverishly turned--in search of what? It is the same with books. What do we seek through millions of pages?”
“I was shocked when they told me congratulations, you won, that's the good news. Then the bad news is that you have six battles next week. That was a bit of a shocker. I was exhausted. And I had Chopped shooting that same week. I didn't have a sous chef lined up; I thought that was bad karma to try to think ahead. So I scrambled. I scrambled the jets, took off and we bombed our target. I think it's gone well.”
“With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows.”

Source : "Three Worlds". Poem by John Townsend Trowbridge,
“I've produced my own films for twenty years now - it means I have to talk to less people.”
“The deeper thought is, the taller it becomes.”

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