"As we tell stories about the lives of others, we learn how to imagine what another creature might feel in response to various events. At the same time, we identify with the other creature and learn something about ourselves."

-- Martha C. Nussbaum

#Empathy Quotes #Stories Quotes #Might Quotes

“Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.”
“London is a labyrinth, half of stone and half of flesh.”

Source : Peter Ackroyd (2000). “London: The Biography”, Doubleday
“I confess, I do not believe in time.”
“The case against the notion of historical objectivity is like the case against international law, or international morality; that it does not exist.”
“Real Men no longer drive Corvettes. Despite being able to squander gas with the best of them, even today's least enlightened Real Man finds the notion of a $17,000 plastic car with no trunk somewhat absurd.”

Source : Bruce Feirstein, Lionel Trippett (1982). “Real Men Don't Eat Quiche”, New English Library
“Dont fight even over girlfriends. The country is full of beautiful women. If you cant get one, come to Mugabe for assistance.”
“As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.”

Source : Julius Caesar (2012). “The Gallic War”, p.157, Courier Corporation
“If Abu Bakr is dead and Umar is Caliph, then we hear and obey.”

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