"It is always esteemed the greatest mischief a man can do to those whom he loves, to raise men's expectations of them too high by undue and impertinent commendations."

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Source : Thomas Sprat (1667). “The History of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge”, p.46

Thomas Sprat

#Men Quotes #Expectations Quotes #Praise Quotes

“Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.”
“It is such a social thing, laughing. Two thousand people in a room laughing is such a great buzz and they tend to laugh much more in a group.”
“I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.”

Source : Interview with Susan Sarandon, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 1, 2002.
“Looking at this insolent earth, you hear the first battle cry of our species- trap it under a rock and together, screaming, attack and destroy it, as if killing a mammoth.”
“I'm the world's least happy atheist. I miss having religious faith, but trying to have it seems like trying to be in love with someone that you're not in love with.”
“Fear, anger, stubbornness, and distrust portray themselves as your rescuers. Actually these energies only make you more closed off. Tell yourself: Nobody ever solved a situation by panicking; no one ever solved a situation by refusing to hear new answers; no one solved a situation by shutting down...”
“I had to beat him up in front of everybody for threatening me.”
“The truly creative individual stands ready to abandon old habits and to acknowledge that life, particularly his own unique life, is rich with possibilities.”

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