"With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man."

-- Pliny the Elder

#Adversity Quotes #Men Quotes #Misfortunes Quotes

“The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well.”
“Emilio Pucci obviously I think it's one of the best houses in Italy - and one of the most legendary ones as well. That's why I came here. I also like the idea of working with a house that has a history that you can collaborate and exchange ideas with in the way you would with another person.”
“I have agreed to lend my voice to Nature's Guard, an animated series which hopefully will go into production in the near future. The characters are all animals. My voice will be for a character named Longtail.”
“Nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have.”

Source : Denise Levertov, Peggy Rosenthal (2006). “Making Peace”, p.4, New Directions Publishing
“Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what is also clear is that this freedom does not stand alone. It is freedom in responsibility and freedom to exercise responsibility.”

Source : Rudolf Rocker (2004). “Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice”, p.18, AK Press
“Even though all these obstacles keep coming at you, you just have to keep going through them. Because it's worth it to do something in your life, as opposed to fantasizing about doing something.”
“I think every person's parents teach them a lot and also mess them up royally.”
“The notion of representing a sound by a graphic symbol is itself so stupefying a leap of the imagination that what is remarkable is not so much that it happened relatively late in human history, but that it happened at all.”

Source : Jack Goody (1975). “Literacy in Traditional Societies”, p.38, Cambridge University Press

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