"When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces on me is to convince me that he is an unalterable fool"

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Source : Sydney Smith (1852). “The letters of Peter Plymley, essays, and speeches”, p.34

Sydney Smith

#Religious Quotes #Men Quotes #Law Quotes

“No employer is going to hire robustly until they know what the health care cost is going to be.”
“Every friendship with God and every love between Him and a soul is the only one of its kind.”
“You can lose everything but you can't lose your talent!”
“Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.”
“From warriors ravens grew red And with their leader a host attacked.”

Source : Taliesin, “The Battle Of Argoed Llwyfain”
“If you make your business about helping others, you'll always have plenty of work.”

Source : Chris Guillebeau (2012). “The $100 Startup: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better To Live More”, p.34, Pan Macmillan
“Say unto thine own heart, 'I am mine own redeemer.”
“In the 1960s, people like Bob Dylan, his music and words were a threat to the society and mainstream of the time. It shook people alive, and directly and indirectly things changed. But, as I see it, the change is never through the music alone. It's also the circumstances around the music that will cause/create the effect. And sometimes it's just strictly accidental that a piece of music becomes a form of protest.”

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