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“The sciences which take socio-historical reality as their subject matter are seeking, more intensively than ever before, their systematic relations to one another and to their foundation.”
Source : Wilhelm Dilthey, Rudolf A. Makkreel, Frithjof Rodi (1991). “Introduction to the Human Sciences”, p.56, Princeton University Press
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“If arrogance is the heady wine of youth, then humility must be its eternal hangover.”
Source : Helen Van Slyke (1988). “Helen Van Slyke, three complete novels”, Random House Value Pub
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“With each new character, I find something new about myself that I didn't know before.”
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“The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow We are such stuff as dreams are made of.”
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“Evil (ignorance) is like a shadow-- it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, stamp on it, by railing against it, or any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it”
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“Education was in danger from the source that always hampered it—religious fanaticism.”
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“It is not important to be successful at what you undertake, but rather to undertake what you'd like to succeed at.”
Source : Wajdi Mouawad (2002). “Alphonse, Or, The Adventures of Pierre-Paul-René, a Gentle Boy with a One-note Voice who was Never Surprised by Anything”
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“Sometimes we are simply "blown away" and in awe by finding ourselves in the presence of God. Other times, however, even when we are participating in acts of kindness-complimenting others, writing a check to charity, donating time to a good cause-we are oblivious to the miracle of what is happening at that moment.”
