"Repentance for past crimes is just and easy; but sin-no-more's a task too hard for mortals"

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Source : Sir John Vanbrugh (1759). “The life of Sir J. Vanbrugh The relapse; or, Virtue in danger. The provok'd wife, with a new scene. Æsop, in two parts. The false friend”, p.103

John Vanbrugh

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“Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come into the game itself.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“All fresh meat is eaten in a state of decay. The process may not have proceeded so far that the dull human nose can discover it, but a carrion bird or a carrion fly can smell it from afar.”

Source : John Harvey Kellogg “The New Dietetics, What to Eat and How”, Рипол Классик
“How can I, who was not able to retain my own past, hope to save that of another?”
“Yoga has allowed me to bring my complete spirit together, which allows me to do less, which is more.”

Source : "Exclusive: Giancarlo Esposito Talks Current Projects, More; Directing Series On Slave Abolitionist John Brown". Interview with Masha Dowell, www.indiewire.com. October 9, 2012.
“From breathing techniques, muscle toning to overall flexibility and relaxation, my Pilates sessions have become something of a weekly necessity that keeps me fit, happy and energized.”

Source : "Pippa Middleton: Pilates Is A Weekly Necessity" By Hilary Moss, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 18, 2011.
“Every election is determined by the people who show up.”
“No one has a clue how to build a conscious machine, at all. We have less clue about how to do that than we have about build a faster-than-light spaceship.”
“If you were to press your heart close up against somebody elseâ€™s heart eventually your hearts will start beating at the same time. And two little babies in an incubator, their hearts will beat at the same time. Love that. So if you have somebody in your life that is prone to anxiety, like myself, and if you happen to be a calm person, you could come up and hug me heart to heart and my heart hopefully would slow to yours. And I just love that idea. Or maybe yours would speed up to mine. But either way, weâ€™ll be there together.”

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