"Thus self-love as one part of human nature, and the several particular principles as the other part, are, themselves, their objects and ends, stated and shown."

-- Joseph Butler

#Self Quotes #Principles Quotes #Human Nature Quotes

“And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves, while the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls its waves.”

Source : Robert Treat Paine (1812). “The Works in Verse and Prose”, p.247
“Since I have known God in a saving manner, painting, poetry, and music have had charms unknown to me before. I have received what I suppose is a taste for them, or religion has refined my mind and made it susceptible of impressions from the sublime and beautiful. O, how religion secures the heightened enjoyment of those pleasures which keep so many from God, by their becoming a source of pride!”
“Feel is a lot more important than accuracy.”
“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.”
“Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world.”

Source : Garet Garrett (1955). “The American Story”, p.393, Ludwig von Mises Institute
“The sea is selective, slow at recognition of effort and aptitude but fast in the sinking of the unfit.”

Source : "Living Again: An Autobiography".
“Living a connected life ultimately is about setting boundaries, spending less time and energy hustling and winning over people who don't matter, and seeing the value of working on cultivating connection with family and close friends.”
“Without liberals we wouldn't have unions. We wouldn't have environmental protections. We wouldn't have seat belts or birth control or the ACLU! Any of these things!”

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