"Humility, which Burke ranked high among the virtues, is the only effectual restraint upon this congenital vanity; yet our world has nearly forgotten the nature of humility. Submission to the dictates of humility formerly was made palatable to man by the doctrine of grace; that elaborate doctrine has been overwhelmed by modern presumption."

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Source : Russell Kirk (2014). “The Essential Russell Kirk: Selected Essays”, p.364, Open Road Media

Russell Kirk

#Humility Quotes #Men Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“Under communism, no one would be living in marginal conditions as they do under capitalism today and where the greatest part of humanity lives.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“If the poet would avoid pepsis in his patients, his scalpel must be as clean as the surgeon's.”
“It should be the privilege of every worker to take advantage of all the improved methods of working that relieve him from the tedium and fatigue of purely mechanical toil, for by this means he gains leisure for the thought necessary to working out his designs, and for the finer touches that the hand alone can give. So long as he remains master of his machinery it will serve him well, and his power of artistic expression will be freed rather than stifled by turning over to it work it is meant to do.”
“We live longer and healthier lives than ever before. Animal research has improved the treatment of infections, helped with immunisation, improved cancer treatment and had a big impact on managing heart disease, brain disorders, arthritis and transplantation.”

Source : "The shame of our silence" by Robert Winston, www.theguardian.com. May 30, 2006.
“People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.”
“There will be more words written on Twitter in the next two years than contained in all books ever printed.”

Source : Christian Rudder (2014). “Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity--What Our Online Lives Tell Us about Our Offline Selves”, p.60, Crown
“Sometimes having the dream makes you more content than having the reality.”
“All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.”

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