"The Lord sometimes allows people who are devoted to Him to fall into such dreadful vices; and this is in order to prevent them from falling into a still greater sin-pride. Your temptation will pass and you will spend the remaining days of your life in humility. Only do not forget your sin."

-- Seraphim of Sarov

#Fall Quotes #Humility Quotes #Pride Quotes

“It's the stupid questions that have some of the most surprising and interesting answers. Most people never think to ask the stupid questions.”

Source : Cory Doctorow (2015). “For The Win”, p.69, Booklassic
“I have often noticed how primate groups in their entirety enter a similar mood. All of a sudden, all of them are playful, hopping around. Or all of them are grumpy. Or all of them are sleepy and settle down. In such cases, the mood contagion serves the function of synchronizing activities.”
“This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty”
“I think a good movie is a good movie whether that falls into a genre or not.”
“I am the most curious of all to see what will be the next thing that I will do.”

Source : Cited by Bertie Charles Forbes in Forbes Magazine, Volume 149, No. 5-9, p. 424, 1992.
“A happy life is a life for others.”
“My heart beats so hard it hurts, and I can't scream and I can't breathe, but I also feel everything, every vein and every fiber, every bone and every nerve, all awake and buzzing in my body as if charged with electricity. I am pure adrenaline.”
“It is only education and understanding of the past that teaches us not to repeat history.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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