"Give a good deed the credit of a good motive; and give an evil deed the benefit of the doubt."

-- Brander Matthews

#Evil Quotes #Giving Quotes #Doubt Quotes

“Quite frankly, I am not very comfortable in chitchat. When I go to board meetings, I arrive two minutes before and leave when it's over. I don't stay for lunch or go early and have coffee.”
“Let go of what you can't control. Channel all that energy into living fully in the now.”
“I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at the root of all violence: structural violence, social injustice, exclusion of citizens from the management of the country, repression. All this is what constitutes the primal cause, from which the rest flows naturally.”
“If I could wish the Kingslayer back in chains I would. You freed him without my knowledge or consent... but what you did, I know you did for love. For Arya and Sansa, and out of grief for Bran and Rickon. Loveâ€™s not always wise, Iâ€™ve learned. It can lead us to great folly, but we follow our hearts... wherever they take us. Donâ€™t we, Mother?”
“Looking at affordable health care, I think it is important that we look not only at prescription drugs, but also make sure that there is a major focus on health care.”
“There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life.”
“Everybody should fear only one person, and that person should be himself .”

Source : Philip Jose Farmer (2010). “The Magic Labyrinth”, p.15, Macmillan
“A very wise dog woman once told me that dogs find owners, not the other way around. They pick you and they choose to stay with you. In that way, they are also giving you the end of their life. The deeper the bond, the harder it is to say good-bye. I know I'd rather have any amount of time with a dog I love and suffer the mourning than not have the time at all.”

Source : Julie Klam (2010). “You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness”, p.67, Penguin

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