"Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites."

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Source : Letter to a Member of the National Assembly, 1791.

Edmund Burke

#Men Quotes #Liberty Quotes #Moral Quotes

“Ten bajillion product ads notwithstanding, your looks are another thing that's basically genetic.”
“Dissonance / (if you are interested) / leads to discovery.”

Source : William Carlos Williams (1995). “Paterson”, p.175, New Directions Publishing
“Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.”

Source : Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.53, Hachette UK
“The infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad... Be assured, Baghdad is safe, protected. Iraqis are heroes.”
“Those fruity drinks better have a lot of caffeine in them or I'll never make it through World Issues.”
“Let's face it; by and large math is not easy, but that's what makes it so rewarding when you conquer a problem, and reach new heights of understanding.”
“I think decor says a lot about someone's social position, their taste, their sensibility, their work - and also about the aesthetic way I have chosen to tell their story.”

Source : "Interview", Volume 26, (p. 49), 1996.
“He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.”

Source : Tryon Edwards (1962). “名人語錄”

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