"It's a pity we don't whistle at one another, like birds. Words are misleading."

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Source : Halldór Laxness (1972). “Christianity at Glacier”

HalldÃ³r Laxness

#Bird Quotes #Pity Quotes #Mislead Quotes

“For every crime that comes before him, a judge is required to complete a perfect syllogism in which the major premise must be the general law; the minor, the action that conforms or does not conform to the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment. If the judge were constrained, or if he desired to frame even a single additional syllogism, the door would thereby be opened to uncertainty.”

Source : Cesare Beccaria (1963). “On Crimes and Punishments”, Pearson College Division
“No such thing as humanity without flaws.”
“Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic.”
“An English village could never be mistaken for an American one: the outline against the sky differs; a thatched cottage makes a very wavy line on the blue above.”
“To me it's awe-inspiring ... All those billions of little evolutionary steps leading to this sensation of being "me."”
“Perhaps I became so vague, so exhilarated with vagueness, precisely in order to forestall a recognition of the final term of the syllogism that begins: If one man loves another he is a homosexual; I love a man...”

Source : Edmund White (2016). “A Boy's Own Story: Picador Classic”, p.84, Pan Macmillan
“I see something that has to be done and I organize it.”
“I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility.”

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