"Even though one is well advanced in virtue, should he stop mortifying himself, he soon would lose his modesty and virtue - just as fertile soul quickly becomes dry and arid and produces nothing but thorns and thistles if it is not cultivated."

-- John Climacus

#Attachment Quotes #Soul Quotes #Dry Quotes

“The most important thing in making money is not letting your losses get out of hand.”
“It is not scholarship alone, but scholarship impregnated with religion, that tells on the great mass of society. We have no faith in the efficacy of mechanic's institutes, or even of primary and elementary schools, for building up a virtuous and well conditioned peasantry, so long as they stand dissevered from the lessons of Christian piety.”

Source : Thomas Chalmers (1833). “On Political Economy: In Connexion with the Moral State and Moral Prospects of Society”, p.342
“It is a familiar and significant saying that a problem well put is half-solved.”
“A president can be as strong as she wants to be.”

Source : State of The Nation Address, 2007.
“Knowing how to win is the first step. We must also know how to make use of our victories.”
“It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.”
“There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.”
“Freedom of the press, freedom of the news media, must be subordinated to the overriding needs of the integrity of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government.”

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