"We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds which fly over the seedplot he has to guard. The sole responsibility in each case is to prevent them from settling."

-- John Churton Collins

#Responsibility Quotes #Evil Quotes #Bird Quotes

“Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.”
“Since love first made the breast an instrument Of fierce lamenting, by its flame my heart Was molten to a mirror, like a rose I pluck my breast apart, that I may hang This mirror in your sight.”
“I monitor my self-talk, making sure that it is uplifting and supportive of myself and others.”
“And what is wrong with playing with words? Words love to be played with, just like children or kittens do!”

Source : David Almond (2013). “My Name is Mina”, p.49, Hachette UK
“The defense of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.”
“In the middle ages, people took potions for their ailments. In the 19th century they took snake oil. Citizens of today's shiny, technological age are too modern for that. They take antioxidants and extract of cactus instead.”
“I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.”
“God cannot know himself without me.”

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