"The consolation of imaginary things is not imaginary consolation."

-- Roger Scruton

#Consolation Quotes #Imaginary Quotes #Imaginary Things Quotes

“True meditation is letting go of manipulating our experience.”
“Those who are successfully to lead their fellow-men, should have once possessed the nobler feelings. We have all known individuals whose magnanimity was not likely to be troublesome on any occasion; but then they betrayed their own interests by unwisely omitting the consideration, that such feelings might exist in the breasts of those whom they had to guide and govern: for they themselves cannot even remember the time when in their eyes justice appeared preferable to expediency, the happiness of others to self-interest, or the welfare of a State to the advancement of a party.”
“I'm very competitive; it's not enough just to have a few number ones. I want to have 200.”
“The more you'll dress up the more fun you'll have.”
“Passion is a young manâ€™s game. Young people can be passionate. Older people gotta be more wise. I mean, youâ€™re around awhile, you leave certain things to the young. Donâ€™t try to act like youâ€™re young. You could really hurt yourself.”
“Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life, I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble.”
“The minute you get away from fundamentals â€“ whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation â€“ the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever youâ€™re doing.”
“Challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges.”

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