"With what astonishment and veneration may we look into our own souls, where there are such hidden stores of virtue and knowledge, such inexhaustible sources of perfection. We know not yet what we shall be, nor will it ever enter into the heart to conceive the glory that will be always in reserve for it."

-- Joseph Addison

#Heart Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Soul Quotes

“If a man will comprehend the richness and variety of the universe, and inspire his mind with a due measure of wonder and awe, he must contemplate the human intellect not only on its heights of genius but in its abysses of ineptitude...”

Source : Marcus Manilius, A. E. Housman (2011). “Astronomicon”, p.19, Cambridge University Press
“Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind”

Source : Max Eastman (1951). “Enjoyment of Poetry with Anthology”
“Manâ€™s strength resides in his capacity and desire to elevate himself, so as to attain the good. To travel step by step toward the heights. And that is all he can do. To reach heaven and remain there is beyond his powers: Even Moses had to return to earth. Is it the same for evil?”
“When I was born I owed twelve dollars.”
“Since God himself cannot change the past, He is obliged to tolerate the existence of historians.”
“When I fell in love it was as though I looked into a mirror for the first time and saw myself.”
“Home Star is a common sense idea that would create jobs and provide a boost to local economies, while helping families afford their energy bills. By encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency retrofits, Home Star would create 170,000 manufacturing and construction jobs that could not be outsourced to China.”

Source : "Creating Jobs by Investing in Energy Efficiency" by Peter Welch, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2010.
“What is design? It's where you stand with a foot in two worlds - the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes - and you try to bring the two together.”

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