"How many thousands ... earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession -- I mean the innocent gratification of their senses, which is all we can properly call our own."

-- Mary Wortley Montagu

#Real Quotes #Mean Quotes #Blessing Quotes

“A philosopher is aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light.”
“You know, we live in a day when we are more afraid of holiness than we are of sinfulness.”
“I'm not the betting kind.”
“A book, while it is being written, has an intense life of its own which you share.”
“There is nothing so inconvenient in this world as an absolutely truthful person, who can both speak and write, and has the courage of his convictions. One can always arrange matters with liars ... But with the man or woman who holds truth dearer than life, and honor more valuable than advancement, there is nothing to be done, now that governments cannot insist on the hemlock-cure, as in the case of Socrates.”
“I used to have a drug problem, but now I have enough money.”
“I would do the same thing over again because whatever I did was meant for me to do, you dig what I'm saying? If it wasn't meant for me to do that show and work with Puff [Daddy]then it wouldn't have ever occurred.”
“I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.”

Source : Erin McCarthy (2005). “The Pregnancy Test”, p.108, Kensington Books

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