"Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture."

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Source : "Sources of World Civilization: Since 1500". Book by Oliver A. Johnson, 1993.

FranÃ§ois-RenÃ© de Chateaubriand

#Men Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Divinity Quotes

“If you try to get rid of fear and anger without knowing their meaning, they will grow stronger and return.”
“Democracy must stand or fall on a platform of possible human perfectibility. If human nature cannot be improved by institutions, democracy is at best a more than usually safe form of political organization . . . . But if it is to work better as well as merely longer, it must have some leavening effect on human nature; and the sincere democrat is obliged to assume the power of the leaven. [Progressive]”

Source : Herbert Croly (2005). “The Promise of American Life”, p.400, Cosimo, Inc.
“I'm a teacher. A teacher is someone who leads. There is no magic here. I do not walk on water. I do not part the sea. I just love children.”
“What doesn't kill us makes us funnier.”
“Itch to read, scratch to understand.”

Source : "The Pillow Book". Drama, 1996.
“A horse's eye disquiets me: it has an expression of alarm that may at any moment be translated into action.”
“My parents grew up in poor families where little English was spoken, they both went to college and became teachers. They believed that anything was possible with hard work, and they particularly stressed the importance of education. They instilled that same belief in my sister and me.”

Source : "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.
“I accept the fact that some things dont go the way you hope.”

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