"No simplicity of mind, no obscurity of station, can escape the universal duty of questioning all that we believe."

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Source : William Kingdon Clifford, Leslie Stephen, Frederick Pollock (2011). “Lectures and Essays”, p.183, Cambridge University Press

William Kingdon Clifford

#Believe Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Mind Quotes

“No repentance, obedience, self-denial, prayers, tears, reformation or ordinances, without the new creation, avail any thing to the salvation of thy soul.”
“There is a simple way of avoiding excess risk-taking by the managers of our financial institutions. It is to make it a crime ... had a crime for reckless management of a financial institution been on the books, Northern Rock and RBS would not have blown up.”
“Small businesses are really the engine in the economy.”
“This is a matter of freedom. If you don't have many possessions then you don't need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself,”

Source : "Uruguay's President Mujica Shuns Wealth for Small Farm and VW Beetle", www.foxnews.com. November 15, 2012.
“I'd rather be a victor than a victim.”
“Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ***** people, Television preachers with bad hair and dimples, The God's honest truth is, it's not that simple”
“Charity requires sacrifice, and members of Congress could set a good example of charity by giving up their pay increase.”
“When I was a young man, I shined the shoes of Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan! Music was just everywhere like that. And in my family, everyone could play something, and if they couldnt play, they could sing.”

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