"I am astonished at the pleasure one experiences in doing good; and I should be tempted to believe that what we call virtuous people have not so much merit as they lead us to suppose."

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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Merit Quotes

“Fear cannot touch me… It can only taunt me, It cannot take me, Just tell me where to go… I can either follow, Or stay in my bed… I can hold on To the things that I know… The dead stay dead, They cannot walk. The shadows are darkness. And darkness cannot talk”

Source : Christopher Rice (2001). “A Density of Souls”, Miramax
“I live halfway between reality and theater at all times. And I was born this way.”
“But still when the mists of doubt prevail, And we lie becalmed by the shores of age, We hear from the misty troubled shore The voce of children gone before. Drawing the soul to its anchorage.”

Source : Bret Harte (2016). “Poetical Works, Complete: Top American Novelist”, p.193, VM eBooks
“Men have the grand vision, and they pass it on to somebody else to put into practice. Women follow the details more, they want to know that it is being put into practice.”
“Who are we, this government or this country, to redefine the term marriage that has meant one man and one woman across cultures, across ages, across geographical barriers since before state and religion themselves?”
“I grew up taking piano lessons and liking Wagner when I was in second grade.”
“A lot of people see a Nissan ad and they see a finished product in a record store or on iTunes and that's the face of the band.”
“Within the cult of Wall Street that forged Mitt Romney, making money justifies any behavior, no matter how venal.”

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