"To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether."

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Source : James Payn (1882). “Sammlung”

James Payn

#Mind Quotes #Littles Quotes #Benevolence Quotes

“As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.”
“Like children, dogs want discipline and are most secure when they have rules to live by. The happiest dogs are those with gentle masters who quietly but firmly demand respect.”
“Weâ€™re in the midst of a boom in home-based businesses, and it shows no sign of slowing.”
“The holocaust against the unborn is the greatest sin they could ever do or even ever participate in.”
“One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.”
“To the same degree that your understanding of and attitude towards Afrika becomes more positive, your understanding of and attitude towards yourself will also becomes more positive...”
“The men are mostly so slow, their thoughts overrun 'em, an' they can only catch 'em by the tail. I can count a stocking-top while a man's getting's tongue ready; an' when he outs wi' his speech at last, there's little broth to be made on't. It's your dead chicks take the longest hatchin'.”
“Fortunately I am not the first person to tell you that you will never die. You simply lose your body. You will be the same except you won't have to worry about rent or mortgages or fashionable clothes. You will be released from sexual obsessions. You will not have drug addictions. You will not need alcohol. You will not have to worry about cellulite or cigarettes or cancer or AIDS or venereal disease. You will be free.”

Source : Cookie Mueller (1997). “Ask Dr. Mueller: The Writings of Cookie Mueller”, Serpent's Tail

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