"The noblest character is stained by the addition of pride."

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Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 559-60, De Quarto Consulatu Honorii Augustii Panegyris, 305, 1922.

Claudius Claudianus

#Character Quotes #Pride Quotes #Nobility Quotes

“We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?”
“I picture heaven as a vast library, with unlimited volumes to read. And paintings and statues to examine galore. I picture it as a great doorway to learning...rather than one great dull answer to all our questions”
“The road may bend out of sight at times, but I know what lies ahead: the faraway horses.”
“Happiness is a roadside flower growing on the highways of usefulness; plucked, it shall wither in thy hand; passed by, it is fragrance to thy spirit. Trample the thyme beneath thy feet; be useful, be happy.”
“People do sometimes change, of course. Habits, allegiances, dreams are all alterable, but only under extraordinary pressure - like great love, fear, grief. More often, people don't change. A girl who never missed a day of work does not suddenly decide to stay home in bed, for no good reason.”

Source : Josephine Humphreys (2000). “Dreams of Sleep”, p.32, Penguin
“Philosophy should be an energy; it should find its aim and its effect in the amelioration of mankind.”
“My family's always been really funny. I feel like comedy's hard. I feel like it's so important.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Dogs give us something just as we give something to them.”

Source : "Suspect". Book by Robert Crais, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 17, 2013.

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