"Moral excellence is the bright consummate flower of all progress."

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Source : Charles Sumner (2016). “The Complete Works of Charles Sumner”, p.517, Library of Alexandria

Charles Sumner

#Flower Quotes #Excellence Quotes #Progress Quotes

“Something caught in her throat at this second thanks, when she'd threatened him so brutally. When you're a monster, she thought, you are thanked and praised for not behaving like a monster. She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.”
“If you get earaches, I'd turn my volume down a notch or two for you. Cause I will do anything for you.”
“Every director should take an acting class.”
“I think the thing that has always made me happy is being in the struggle, in a community of struggle with other people.”
“Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what he is to do in us! and yet all that he has done for us is in reference to what he is to do in us.”

Source : Adam Clarke (1835). “Christian Theology”, p.196
“No matter how much evidence we uncover about this case or any others involving Mr. Clinton, millions of Americans simply will not care - they will excuse the corruption because they like Bill Clinton.”
“It's a beautiful heart, not a perfect body, that leads to a beautiful life.”
“A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad.”

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