"Virtues are often conquered by vices, but their rout is most complete when it is inflicted by other virtues, more militant, more efficient, or more congenial."

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Source : R. H.Tawney (1998). “Religion and the Rise of Capitalism”, p.226, Transaction Publishers

R. H. Tawney

#Vices Quotes #Virtue Quotes #Militant Quotes

“Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.”
“If you just kind of live a regular life and make good 'Hollywood' money, you have a certain freedom.”
“Love is like skydiving without a parachute.”

Source : Lois Greiman (2007). “Unmanned”, p.94, Dell
“Without meditation, and without a relationship to your mind, you fail to use the power of the mind. You fail to rely on your self. You complicate your approach. You do not use the beautiful designs given to you by birthright in this body, that link the effectiveness of body, mind, soul and you.”
“All my life I've been hiding.”
“There is no singing anymore, everything is yelling and shouting and rapping and that is real boring to a guy like me.”
“I became an adult in an extreme way. I was recently sorting some old photographs and I found another.”
“I always thought that sororities were just made up of cheerleaders from high school. And I kind of picked on those cheerleaders!”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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