"Politics is so difficult, it's generally only people who aren't quite up to the task who feel convinced they are."

-- Alain de Botton

#People Quotes #Tasks Quotes #Difficult Quotes

“It is better to live rich than to die rich.”
“Human character is never found "to enter into its glory," except through the ordeal of affliction. Its force cannot come forth without the offer of resistance, nor can the grandeur of its free will declare itself, except in the battle of fierce temptation.”
“More than an institution, more than a tradition, more than a society, Masonry is one of the forms of Divine life upon earth.”

Source : Joseph Fort Newton (2013). “The Builders - A Story & Study of Masonry”, p.211, Lulu Press, Inc
“When I was young they used to say people only threw stones at the tree that was loaded with fruit.”
“The only work I did for the next five years after splitting from Vincent was work I'd already lined up.”
“In my day we simply didn't believe that it was possible to play as well as these young fellows do. We thought that strength denied touch and that you could not consistently hit the ball both long and straight. It's been proven that you can.”
“Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise.”
“The politicians are no prizes, but the people are even worse, they're so ill-informed. I never understand the pushback when I say people are stupid.”

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