"One century's saint is the next century's heretic ... and one century's heretic is the next century's saint. It is as well to think long and calmly before affixing either name to any man."

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Source : Ellis Peters (2014). “The Heretic's Apprentice”, p.91, Head of Zeus

Ellis Peters

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Names Quotes

“Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.”
“In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.”
“Yet falling in love is not the same as being able to love.”
“I believe every woman has the right to any birth experience she wants, wherever she chooses and with whatever care provider she's comfortable. It's about doing your own due diligence and finding the best option for you.”
“Feeling creative produces great work in approximately the same way that "feeling like a doctor" makes you a gifted thoracic surgeon.”
“Oh, a bookshop. Why not pop in and buy a little Kant? And perhaps just a quarter-pound of Kafka. Don't bother to wrap it, thanks. I'll eat it here.”
“I thought you said that after this many years nothing should embarrass him?" Leigh said with gentle amusement. Lucian grunted. "I guess he's more sensitive than I thought." "I am NOT sensitive," Cale snapped, irritated by the very suggestion. "It's probably his mother's fault," Lucian said, ignoring him. "Martine named him after Caliope, the muse of poetry. Between that and his father dying when he was only fifty, he's probably suffered under Martine's namby-pamby influence.”
“A tax can never be favorable to the public welfare, except by the good use that is made of its proceeds.”

Source : Jean Baptiste Say (1827). “A treatise on political economy: or, The production, distribution and consumption of wealth”, p.113

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