"The readers who commited suicide after reading 'Werther' were not ideal but merely sentimental readers."

-- Alberto Manguel

#Suicide Quotes #Reading Quotes #Sentimental Quotes

“I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity.”
“External freedom has probably never existed, but neither have I ever known anyone who knew inner freedom.”
“O, pleasant is the welcome kiss When day's dull round is o'er; And sweet the music of the step That meets us at the door.”

Source : JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE (1836). “THE CULPRIT FAY”, p.89
“There is only one way to receive transmission. When I tell you something, do it immediately, without the least wavering thought. That's it. Learn. Open your heart and act. Thought stops action. It perverts it into calculated gesture stripped of grace and efficiency.”
“Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.”

Source : Hans Kung (1998). “A Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics”, p.143, Oxford University Press
“It's just a game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.”
“One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't.”
“I haven't stopped working hard since I was 15.”

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