"As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation."

-- Abraham Joshua Heschel

#Appreciation Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Mind Quotes

“The subject of eating disorders is very common, and it is an abuse that affects all the people around the sick person, just like alcoholism. Family and friends also become co-addicted.”
“I am a career public servant. Until the aftermath of Benghazi, I loved every day of my job.”

Source : "CNN Newsroom" with Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com. May 8, 2013.
“If you take a deep breath and look around, 'Look what's happening to me!' can become 'Look what's happening!' And what's happening? The incredible drama of life is happening. And we're in it!”
“Few men in their 70s looked as good as my father did. What was his secret? Genes, maybe, since he didn't exercise or diet, and he kept a candy drawer, drank a pot of black coffee every day, and read in the middle of the night. Still, he took such joy in being a dad - and in life in general - and his happiness showed.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The only idea they have ever manifested as to what is a government of consent, is this - that it is one to which everybody must consent, or be shot.”

Source : Lysander Spooner (1972). “Let's Abolish Government”, Ayer Company Pub
“I say that we are wound With mercy round and round As if with air.”

Source : Gerard Manley Hopkins (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Illustrated)”, p.37, Delphi Classics
“We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.”
“Guard yourself and your conscience no one else will and know that a bad decision at the right time can destroy you far more surely than any bullet!”

Source : James Clavell (2008). “King Rat”, p.180, Dell

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