"One day, observing a child drinking out of his hands, he cast away the cup from his wallet with the words, "A child has beaten me in plainness of living."

-- Diogenes

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“In true courage there is always an element of choice, of an ethical choice, and of anguish, and also of action and deed. There is always a flame of spirit in it, a vision of some necessity higher than oneself.”
“It has to go to the level of emotional connection, where you feel without it you're lost.”
“One forgets the fear of heights when one cannot fall”

Source : C.E. Murphy (2007). “Heart of Stone”, p.237, LUNA
“The true currency of life is time, not money, and we've all got a limited stock of that.”
“A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are disposed to brook compulsion, or submit to the dictates of others, when not softened by reason, or tempered with kindness.”

Source : Joseph Lancaster (1807). “Improvements in Education, as it Respects the Industrious Classes of the Community: Containing Among Other Important Particulars, an Account of the Institution for the Education of One Thousand Poor Children, Borough Road, Southwark; and of the New System of Education on which it is Conducted”, p.148
“Hurricanes have killed more people worldwide in the last 50 years than any other natural cataclysm.”
“Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.”
“Our goal in science is to discover universal laws of nature. If one's faith requires one to abandon or ignore natural laws, well, that person is going to have trouble reconciling religion and science. Otherwise, there is no any conflict.”

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