"If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale."

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Source : Polybius (2003). “The Rise of the Roman Empire”, p.25, Penguin UK

Polybius

#Tales Quotes #Idle Quotes

“It was better not to get too close to another person. The closer you got, the more likely you were to get hurt.”

Source : Rosamunde Pilcher (2011). “Winter Solstice”, p.411, Macmillan
“I don't myself believe that, even when we fulfill our minimum obligations not to cause pain, we have the right to kill animals. I know I would not have the right to kill you, however painlessly, just because I liked your flavour, and I am not in a position to judge that your life is worth more to you than the animal's to it.”

Source : "Don't Ever Forget: Collected Views and Reviews".
“The price of peace is to abandon greed and replace it with giving, so that none will be spiritually injured by having more than they need while others in the world still have less than they need.”
“Welcome to the Salvation Army. I've never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away.”
“The thought, the deadly thought of solitude.”
“The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government.”
“I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one.”
“Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread.”

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