"We prefer people who are trying to imitate us more than those who are trying to equal us. This is because imitation is a sign of esteem, but the desire to equal others is a sign of envy."

-- Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

#People Quotes #Envy Quotes #Desire Quotes

“What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.”
“Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.”
“Archaeology in general is the recovery and study of the material culture of past civilizations. Biblical archaeology is as an application of the science of archaeology to the field of biblical studies. Through the comparison and integration of Scripture with the evidence of history and culture derived from archaeology, new insights into the biblical context of people and events, and sometimes the interpretation of the text itself, are possible. In this way archaeology serves as a necessary tool for biblical exegesis and for apologetic concerns.”
“Is listening important? I can't think of a single walk of life where it wouldn't be.”
“If you give a party, you better give it right.”
“It is perfectly okay to write garbage--as long as you edit brilliantly.”
“The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our own nothingness.”

Source : "Man's Fate". Book by André Malraux, 1933.
“Here's the grey rule: embrace things that lead you closer to Jesus, and reject things that lead you away from Jesus.”

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