"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed."

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Source : Herman Melville, Harrison Hayford, G. Thomas Tanselle (1987). “Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces, 1839-1860: Volume Nine, Scholarly Edition”, p.296, Northwestern University Press

Herman Melville

#Inspirational Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Learning Quotes

“No one ever accomplished anything great sitting down.”

Source : Chris Hadfield (2013). “An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth”, p.32, Pan Macmillan
“If we strive for happiness, it's going to be elusive because things constantly happen with human beings that disrupt that happiness. But if you focus on euphoros, the Greek word for "the bearer of goodness," you will be inhabited by the divine source of life.”
“There are plenty of reasons for hope. There need be no war with Russia, and those who would fight her now, on the theory that we had better do it and get it over with, are lightheaded promoters of world destruction.”
“I Hated Duke. I Felt Like They Only Recruited Black Players That Were Uncle Toms.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jalen Rose from Mar 09, 2011
“It is difficult to describe in short the enthusiasm and devotion provoked by and given to my research. We lived almost in poverty. I used pencils, two for a nickel, and could not buy a fountain pen, when I lost mine.”
“The dimensions of video game characters, even when they're scanned from real people, are beefed up with exaggerated proportions in games like Def Jam: Fight for NY to give them more pop.”
“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”
“We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.”

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