"..and certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and manâ€™s only recourse thereafter was to water and tend it; that propagation was a fiction; consequently, society was a fiction too; that fathers and teachers, by virtue of being fathers and teachers, were guilty of a grievous sin."

-- Yukio Mishima

#Teacher Quotes #Father Quotes #Simple Quotes

“Speaking to the Heart is a great encouragement to men who want to be better husbands and fathers. It is both a practical job description of fatherhood-showing how fathers build strength in their children-and an inspiring call to family leadership. Any father who takes this book to heart and puts its wisdom into action will be known to his children as a great man.”
“It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.”
“Home is a place from which you can draw strength.”
“hardly anything in L.A. was close to anywhere else you wanted to go.”

Source : Hilma Wolitzer (2013). “Tunnel of Love: A Novel”, p.14, Open Road Media
“If people concentrated on their responsibilities, others would have their rights.”

Source : Stuart Briscoe (2010). “What Works When Life Doesn't”, p.82, Simon and Schuster
“Truth is the most unbending and uncompliable, the most necessary, firm, immutable, and adamantine thing in the world.”

Source : Ralph Cudworth (1995). “The True Intellectual System of the Universe”, Burns & Oates
“I definitely feel like if I put out a song that was like me being super vulnerable, people would look as me as weak. I don't know if that has to do with me being a girl, or if that really has to do with anything, but I'm sure.”
“I'll only live 'til I die”

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