"The indulgence of one sin opens the door to further sins. The indulgence of one sin diverts the soul from the use of those means by which all other sins should be resisted."

-- John Owen

#Mean Quotes #Doors Quotes #Soul Quotes

“The stimulus of competition, when applied at an early age to real thought processes, is injurious both to nerve-power and to scientific insight.”

Source : Mary Everest Boole (1931). “...Collected Works...”
“Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances.”
“Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.”
“There are a set of malicious, prating, prudent gossips, both male and female, who murder characters to kill time; and will rob a young fellow of his good name before he has years to know the value of it.”
“At Yale we don’t just want to make new things, we want to make things better.”
“The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful selling your art, but it will destroy your happiness.”
“When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. Then you grow up and you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he's not easy to spot; he's really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair.”
“You want the scent? Smell yourself!”

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