"We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals."

-- George Washington

#Fall Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Human Nature Quotes

“To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.”

Source : James M. Whistler (2012). “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies”, p.114, Courier Corporation
“There's no dishonor in being forced by a superior power into slavery, but it is an eternal disgrace to voluntarily surrender one's liberty for a filthy bowl of oatmeal and promise of security by liars.”
“I like stories that exist both in the naturalistic world and in our imaginative lives, films are so immersive in that sense, we can explore how our characters think and dream, as well as how they exist in the real world.”

Source : Source: theculturalgutter.com
“There was no pleasure like being envied on a mass scale.”
“Remember to think of your departed mother always as living, just away in another room of our Father's house.”
“For so sworn good or evil an oath may not be broken and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end.”
“I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made matters worse for everyone.”

Source : "Penn State Knew and Looked the Other Way" by Christine Pelosi, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 13, 2012.
“The mountains paralleled the valley and the snowy peaks were extending with fall to the valley floor.”

Source : Thomas McGuane (1986). “Nobody's Angel”, Vintage

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