"It appears evident, therefore, that those actions only can truly be called virtuous, and deserving of moral approbation, which the agent believed to be right, and to which he was influenced, more or less, by that belief."

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Source : Thomas Reid (1827). “Essays on the powers of the human mind: An essay on quantity. An analysis of Aristotl's logic”, p.630

Thomas Reid

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“We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.”

Source : Sir William Osler (2001). “Osler's "a Way of Life" and Other Addresses, with Commentary and Annotations”, p.301, Duke University Press
“It's equally hard and labor intensive to create an image on the computer as it is in a darkroom. Believe me.”
“All economic activity is by definition "high risk." And defending yesterday--that is, not innovating--is far more risky than making tomorrow.”
“I watch what I eat obviously. I'm not a regular gym-goer but I'm conscious of it.”
“Companies don't innovate, people do.”

Source : Phil Cooke (2011). “Jolt!: Get the Jump on a World That's Constantly Changing”, p.20, Thomas Nelson Inc
“These are the intensities that one cannot live with, that he has to outgrow if he wants to survive. But who can help grieving for them? If the blood vessels could hold them, how much better to keep those early loves with us?”
“When we come to the Babylonian Gemara, we are dealing with what most people understand when they speak or write of the Talmud. Its birthplace, Babylonia, was an autonomous Jewish centre for a longer period than any other land; namely, from soon after 586 before the Christian era to the year 1040 after the Christian era - 1626 years.”

Source : Isidore Epstein, Joseph Herman Hertz (1935). “The Babylonian Talmud ...: Baba Kamma”
“Do not allow negative feelings and emotions to control your mind. Emotional harm does not come from others; it is conceived and developed within ourselves.”

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