"Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion; will, against reason, is a madman's motion."

-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men Quotes #Willpower Quotes #Blind Quotes

“What can we give a child when there is nothing left? All we have, I think, is the truth, the truth that will set him free, not limited, provable truth, but the open, growing, evolving truth that is not afraid.”
“But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully in the presence of God, manifesting our needs to Him with no other mental effort, like a poor person who uncovers his sores and by this means is more effective in inciting passers-by to do him some good than if he wore himself out trying to convince them of his need.”
“But when I was a kid, I would look at the paper next to the phone and I would think to myself, "I want to do that." So I started doing that. [doodling]”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee.”
“I've just put my heart and soul in a song and need at least a week to recover.”
“I would like to think I'm a good secret-keeper, when it comes to friends. I'm quite loyal like that.”

Source : Interview with Todd VanDerWerff, www.avclub.com. August 25, 2011.
“We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.”

Source : "The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe, As Told By Neil DeGrasse Tyson", www.huffingtonpost.com. March 12, 2012.
“Plasticity loves new moulds because it can fill them, but for a man of sluggish mind and bad manners there is decidedly no place like home.”

You may also like:

Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway
Philosopher
Francis Hutcheson
Philosopher
Henry More
Philosopher
John Tillotson
Archbishop of Canterbury
Joseph Glanvill
Writer
Mary Astell
Writer
Nicolas Malebranche
Philosopher
Ralph Cudworth
Philosopher
Simon Patrick
Bishop of Chichester, England