"One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy."

-- Quintilian

#Natural Quotes #Efficacy Quotes #Capacity Quotes

“Everybody has a responsibility for what they put out into the world. Rather than trying to figure out what other people should be doing, work on your own interactions in the world and whatever influence they have. All of it has an effect.”

Source : "Adam Yauch on Happiness: Part One". Interview with Randy Taran, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2012.
“The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?”

Source : John Selden (1716). “Table-talk: the discourses of J. Selden [ed. by R. Milward.].”, p.26
“The soul...is audible, not visible.”
“Once government's objectives were economic growth and social cohesion. Now they are prosperity, fairness and environmental care”
“I'm kind of a social person and I enjoy corresponding with people and checking out their Facebook pages. And it really doesn't take much time. Ten minutes in the morning, 10 minutes at night and a little bit during the day. It's just something I really enjoy.”

Source : "Rockers Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth Talk Marriage". Interview with John Clarke, www.rollingstone.com. July 4, 2013.
“It is probable that two proposed unknown rations are incommensurable because if many unknown rations are proposed it is most probable that any [one] would be incommensurable to any [other].”
“To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject.”
“Iâ€™m telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world.”

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