"The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works."

-- Saint Augustine

#Philosophical Quotes #Evil Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I can control the flow of paint: there is no accident.”
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”
“This Mayagüez gold, my third consecutive with the national team, has a strawberry flavor.”
“When you act on your impulses to play, when you are open to the possibilities in each moment, you replace your fears with self-understanding, self-esteem, and personal strength.”

Source : Sandra Magsamen (2013). “Living Artfully: A Heart-full Guide of Ideas and Inspirations That Celebrate Life, Love, and Moments That Matter”, p.96, Simon and Schuster
“I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.”

Source : FaceBook post by Pat Boone from Sep 03, 2015
“My great crime wasn't refusing to represent an innocent man; my great crime was imagining that there was some path to racial justice that did not include those we view as 'guilty'.”
“When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global - these conflicts are often over the management, the distribution of resources. If these resources are very valuable, if these resources are scarce, if these resources are degraded, there is going to be competition.”
“Love is not lust. The two (love and lust) are poles apart. Love liberates while lust binds.”

Source : "A Practical Guide to Samadhi". Book by Swami Narayanananda, p. 144 (2001 edition), 1957.

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