"The belief that it is useless to employ partial and palliative means against radical evils, because they only remedy them in part, is an article of faith never preached unsuccessfully by meanness to simplicity, but it is none the less absurd."

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Source : "The History of Rome - Volume 4: Part 2" by Theodor Mommsen, translated by W.P.Dickson, 1866.

Theodor Mommsen

#Mean Quotes #Evil Quotes #Simplicity Quotes

“Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.”
“When I grew up in Flatbush, 'we played football, stickball and baseball all the time, right out there on the city streets. Football was my favorite.”
“Solitude delighteth well to feed on many thoughts; There as thou sittest peaceful, communing with fancy, The precious poetry of life shall gild its leaden cares; There, as thou walkest by the sea beneath the gentle stars, Many kindling seeds of good will sprout within thy soul; Thou shalt weep in Solitude,--thou shalt pray in Solitude. Thou shalt sing for joy of heart, and praise the grace of Solitude.”
“I don't know what I'd have become if I hadn't been a footballer; I wrote down 'dustbin man' on a careers questionnaire at school till my dad made me change it to 'joiner'.”
“When boiled down to its essence, unforgiveness is hatred.”

Source : John R. Rice (1980). “Prayer: Asking and Receiving”, p.299, Sword of the Lord Publishers
“I am master of my own destiny, and I can make my life anything that I wish it to be.”
“I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment.”
“Relativism poses as freedom but it is just another form of tyranny: You must believe that all religions are equal because we say they are. You must agree with us that everything is relative, or we will punish you.”

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