"You will gain more by receiving scorn peacefully than if you fasted for a week on bread and water. It is good to humble ourselves; but it is much more worthwhile to accept the humiliations that come to us from others."

-- Alphonsus Liguori

#Humble Quotes #Water Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e., the class which is the ruling material force of society, is at the same time its ruling intellectual force.”
“Sometimes itâ€™s the complication, which just lies in our minds”
“A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.”
“Rivalry is one of the factors pushing me. While my back was turned, the Norwegians managed to achieve the first Arctic crossing in winter. I didn't want the same to happen in the Antarctic.”
“Today's global justice movement may be the biggest, most diverse and energetic in history.”

Source : "How to be radical?". The OpenDemocracy Interview, www.opendemocracy.net. April 5, 2011.
“It's important to practice good hygiene, At least if you wanna run with my team.”

Source : "Song: "If You Must" ("Both Sides of the Brain")". 2000.
“Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak.”

Source : Tal Ben-Shahar (2002). “The Question of Happiness: On Finding Meaning, Pleasure, and the Ultimate Currency”, p.15, iUniverse
“As long as we live there is never enough singing.”

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