"Character shows itself apart from genius as a special thing. The first point of measurement of any man is that of quality."

-- Thomas Wentworth Higginson

#Character Quotes #Men Quotes #Quality Quotes

“To believe Christ's cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is also a special act of faith”
“Within my heart a garden grows, wild with violets and fragrant rose. bright daffodils line the narrow path, my footsteps silent as i pass. sweet tulips nod their heads in rest; i kneel in prayer to seek gods best. for round my garden a fence stands firm to guard my heart so i can learn who should enter, and who should wait on the other side of my locked gate. i clasp the key around my neck and wonder if the time is yet. if i unlocked the gate today, would you come in? or run away?”
“If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldnâ€™t you help him?”

Source : "Schindler : Why did he do it?" by Louis Bülow, 2010.
“Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life”
“I believe this. When we meet those we fall in love with, there is an aspect of our spirit that is historian, a bit of a pedant who reminisces or remembers a meeting when the other has passed by innocentlyâ€¦but all parts of the body must be ready for the other, all atoms must jump in one direction for desire to occur.”

Source : FaceBook post by Michael Ondaatje from Jan 09, 2013
“Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory.”
“A corporation, essentially, is a pile of money to which a number of persons have sold their moral allegiance.”
“Since the only way you are going to find solutions to painful problems is by thinking deeply about them - i.e., reflecting - if you can develop a knee-jerk reaction to pain that is to reflect rather than to fight or flee, it will lead to your rapid learning/evolving.”

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