"It is only the constant exertion and working of our sensitive, intellectual, moral, and physical machinery that keeps us from rusting, and so becoming useless."

-- Charles Simmons

#Intellectual Quotes #Intelligence Quotes #Useless Quotes

“Yes! is the thing that blows the whole structure apart.”
“I wanted myself. I wouldn't let what was mine be destroyed.”
“if only these treasures were not so fragile as they are precious and beautiful.”
“Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.”

Source : Kelley Armstrong (2010). “Men of the Otherworld”, p.174, Vintage Canada
“Every true Freethinker accords to each individual the right to mental freedom. Where this freedom leads is no concern of others so long as it encroaches not upon their rights.”
“With technology and social media and citizen journalism, every rock that used to go unturned is now being flipped, lit and put on TV.”

Source : "America, a nation without heroes" by LZ Granderson, www.cnn.com. November 17, 2011.
“Money is really worth no more than as it can be used to accomplish the Lord's work. Life is worth as much as it is spent for the Lord's service.”
“Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.”

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