"The race to win turns us all into losers."

--

Alfie Kohn

#Winning Quotes #Race Quotes #Loser Quotes

“It's true: one of the things that I've always thought about American society is that you never get the sort of natural politicisation of class consciousness that you would get in the United Kingdom or even in Australia.”
“When we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted, To sever for years.”
“At about five I knew I was going to be an architect because my mother had studied architecture. I thought it was women's work. I had a proprietary feeling about architecture. I could own it because my mother owned it.”
“Waning moons their settled periods keep, to swell the billows and ferment the deep.”
“It is an invention of the devil, an infernal falsity for the destruction of all Christianity.”
“When a man sought knowledge, it would not be long before it could be seen in his humbleness, his sight, upon his tongue and his hands, in his prayer, in his speech and in his disinterest (zuhd) in worldly allurements. And a man would acquire a portion of knowledge and put it into practice, and it would be better for him than the world and all it contains - if he owned it he would give it in exchange for the hereafter.”

Source : Quoted in Ibn Al-Mubârak, Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqâ`iq Vol.1 p. 156,
“Doing yoga on the road was really a life-saver, and a life-changerâ€¦.It kept me focused and gave me more control over the way I divided my energy. I realize that if [a place of goodness] is the basis for all decision-making, then the road is clear.”
“The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.”

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