"Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the moutains . . . But all this is unphilosophical to the last degree . . . when thou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself."

-- Marcus Aurelius

#Country Quotes #Men Quotes #Degrees Quotes

“Unfortunately my career began in Hollywood, doing a negative pickup for Universal pictures.”
“Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life.”
“For TV I don't think I could have gotten a better part than Uncle Junior because of the intimacy of the character based on David Chase's brilliant writing.”
“I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.”
“I'm an outdoors girl - I like to go fishing, riding four-wheelers, hunting.”
“Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a deal breaker.”
“Isn't man but a blossom taken by wind, and only the mountains and the sea and the stars and this land of the gods everlasting?”
“To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all your teaching.”

Source : Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1890). “Ordination Addresses and Counsels to Clergy”

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