"In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a shock from outside put an end to the whole."

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Source : Jacob Burckhardt (1964). “Force and Freedom: Reflections on History”, New York : Pantheon Books

Jacob Burckhardt

#Society Quotes #Inward Quotes #Way Quotes

“God wrote His loveliest poem on the day He made the first silver poplar tree, And set it high upon a pale-gold hill For all the new enchanted earth to see.”
“I do a lot of co-writing with my producer RedOne, and then a lot on my own. I just like to be creative.”
“The mere mention of the Farakka Express, which jerks its way eastward each day from Delhi to Calcutta, is enough to throw even a seasoned traveller into fits of apoplexy. At a desert encampment on Namibia's Skeleton Coast, a hard-bitten adventurer had downed a peg of local fire-water then told me the tale. Farakka was a ghost train, he said, haunted by ghouls, Thuggees, and thieves. Only a passenger with a death wish would go anywhere near it.”
“Because you're a crime writer you're asked to have a point of view on a lot of things, and I'm uncomfortable having public opinions on things that are not my professional area.”
“You may be in a tough time but that setback is simply a setup for a greater comeback.”
“The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.”
“Opportunities are running out, and this is the do-or-die situation when the ball is in your hands, and you can either help your team to victory or not. And so I want to be in those situations. I think about them, and almost look forward to them.”

Source : "Eli Manning vs. the Haters". Interview with Andrew Daniels, www.menshealth.com. July 24, 2012.
“I have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us. A personal experience has intensified rather than diminished that idea.”

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