"who can Perswade more Powerfully than Poets?"

-- Margaret Cavendish

“Being surrounded by artistic and musical beauty soothes the soul, bringing both quiet calm and creative inspiration. . . .”

Source : Wayne D. Dosick (2000). “The Business Bible: 10 New Commandments for Bringing Spirituality & Ethical Values Into the Workplace”, p.81, Jewish Lights Publishing
“A man must know when to retreat from a woman, but a wise man knows that sometimes he must stand and face her.”
“One of the reasons it has seemed so difficult for a person to change his habits, his personality, or his way of life, has been that heretofore nearly all efforts at change have been directed to the circumference of the self, so to speak, rather than to the center.”
“Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext.”
“You know, one had as good be out of the world, as out of the fashion.”

Source : 'Love's Last Shift' (1696) act 2
“The terrain of Adam’s Mountain provides a palette unique to the region. Rather than typical mountain slope play, the course is broad and open, allowing for special golf experiences on every single hole.”
“I think women are too valuable to be in combat.”
“If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”

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