"An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment."

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Source : "Patricians, Professors, and Public Schools: The Origins of Modern Educational Thought in America". Book by Allan Stanley Horlick, 1994.

Felix Adler

#Taken Quotes #Desire Quotes #Unrest Quotes

“Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts.”

Source : Richard Koch (2011). “The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less”, p.39, Crown Business
“Maybe there's something you're afraid to say, or someone you're afraid to love, or somewhere you're afraid to go. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt because it matters.”
“Her eyes hold the pale moon in them, the way a still pond holds stars.”
“The philosopher is not an apologist; apologetic concern, as Karl Barth (the one living theologian of unquestionable genius) has rightly insisted, is the death of serious theologizing, and I would add, equally of serious work in the philosophy of religion.”
“Just one living cell in the human body is, more complex than New York City.”
“Past one oâ€™clock. You must have gone to bed. The Milky Way streams silver through the night. Iâ€™m in no hurry; with lightning telegrams I have no cause to wake or trouble you. And, as they say, the incident is closed. Loveâ€™s boat has smashed against the daily grind. Now you and I are quits. Why bother then To balance mutual sorrows, pains, and hurts. Behold what quiet settles on the world. Night wraps the sky in tribute from the stars. In hours like these, one rises to address The ages, history, and all creation.”
“In knowing how to overcome little things, a centimeter at a time, gradually when bigger things come, you're prepared.”
“Yeah, I had to change my name because there were two other actors registered at Equity with that name.”

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