"Morality was probably the invention of unattractive men. Whom else does it benefit really"

-- Manu Joseph

#Men Quotes #Doe Quotes #Benefits Quotes

“To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self.”

Source : Charles Horton Cooley (1992). “Human Nature and the Social Order”, p.314, Transaction Publishers
“He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.”
“Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.”

Source : "Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh". Book by Bahá'u'lláh, reference.bahai.org. 1978.
“And just because you have colleges and universities doesn't mean you have education.”
“Remember that veganism is a compassionate lifestyle not a punitive religion. Enjoy it! And if the going gets rough, it's better to relax the rules occasionally than to give up the game entirely.”
“I need [Beijing's] trust in order to develop universal suffrage. The more suspicions being expressed, the more difficulty we'll have in moving towards the final destination.”

Source : "Tsang to Hit Ground Running on Universal Suffrage". www.scmp.com. January 25, 2007.
“I had very good eyes once. Though it's another thing to say what I saw. In my experience, it is entirely possible to watch something happen and not to see it at all.”

Source : Anna Funder (2012). “All That I Am: A Novel”, p.10, Harper Collins
“One of the biggest roles of science fiction is to prepare people to accept the future without pain and to encourage a flexibility of the mind. Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.”

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