"When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world."

-- Confucius

#Life Quotes #Heart Quotes #World Quotes

“But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time.”

Source : George Saintsbury (2012). “The English Novel”, p.27, tredition
“Our objective is to begin a national conversation to better support individuals and families living with ASD in Canada. The Summit will review the recent National Needs Assessment Survey and provide leaders with a better understanding of ASD surveillance across the country. We are pleased that Minister Bergen will be part of this important discussion.”
“He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.”

Source : Sherman Alexie (2013). “The Toughest Indian in the World”, p.198, Open Road Media
“I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.”

Source : Robert H. Schuller (1996). “Prayer: My Soul's Adventure with God”, Image
“Science fiction is essentially a kind of fiction in which people learn more about how to live in the real world, visiting imaginary worlds unlike our own, in order to investigate by way of pleasurable thought-experiments how things might be done differently.”
“I put Algernon's body in a cheese box and buried him in the backyard. I cried.”
“He could have a thousand faults, but I do not blame anyone in particular and I despise brutality with which the Nazis acted against Israelites; but the fault is not only of Hitler, but a group of high-ranked dignitaries.”

Source : Interview, 1989.
“She is overtaken by a sensation of unbeing. There is no other word for it.”

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