"Just laws are no restraint upon the freedom of the good, for the good man desires nothing which a just law will interfere with."

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Source : James Anthony Froude (1871). “Short Studies on Great Subjects”, p.239

James Anthony Froude

#Men Quotes #Law Quotes #Good Man Quotes

“Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.”
“Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung, Not she denied him with unholy tongue; She, while apostles shrank, could danger brave, Last at his cross and earliest at his grave.”

Source : Eaton Stannard Barrett (1822). “Woman, a Poem: by Eaton Stannard Barrett ... Occasional Poems ...”, p.32
“I received a phone call from my mother, and it was so complicated and involved, and it reminded me of just how it is in a family, and how it is in Mexico, and gossip, and all this stuff. And I thought, well, why can't a documentary be made about gossip? And in that way, I touch upon these other things - identity, cultural identity, and aesthetics.”
“There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see.”
“I'm very superstitious... I never shout at magpies, walk under ladders or put my shoes on the table.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I want to be able to go into a room of aliens and be funny. I don't care who it is. I don't ever want to limit myself to a type of comedy because I don't want to be stuck. I want to be able to make anybody laugh and that's the key for me.”
“All the best things are seen first of all at a far distance.”
“We think of cannabis as a drug, in accordance with international opinions. This means that even consuming small amounts can lead to very severe dependence. With alcohol or cigarettes however, sensibly limited consumption does not bear the risk of immediate addictiveness as this is the case with cannabis according to our opinion. With alcohol there surely is an element of a tradition. However, enjoyed in moderation, as supplement to a meal for example, alcohol is not something that causes immediate dependence. Still, there is a great need for prevention and information in this matter.”

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