"Virtue, once bragged about, once you pride yourself upon it, ceases to be such."

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Source : Ameen Rihani (2016). “The Book of Khalid: A Critical Edition”, p.158, Syracuse University Press

Ameen Rihani

#Pride Quotes #Virtue Quotes #Cease Quotes

“When I see Bin Laden with his AK-47, I got nervous. But what can I do, terrorists aren't fools: they too chose the most reliable guns.”
“There is nothing Holy about hatred.”
“Bad shopping habits die hard.”
“I had a dream. And it came true.”

Source : "'Argo,' 'Life Of Pi' Win Top Oscars". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 25, 2013.
“I remember swallowing my tooth up in a high chair, but I definitely don't remember the first time I played bass. It was like, back there!”
“Civilization is in a race between education and catastrophe. Let us learn the truth and spread it as far and wide as our circumstances allow. For the truth is the greatest weapon we have.”
“I come from a musical family as well as a culinary family.”

Source : "Queens rapper Action Bronson talks food, music and Flushing characters". Interview with Irving Dejohn, www.nydailynews.com. June 26, 2013.
“I would say I started rapping because my friends were doin it.”

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