"I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still."

-- Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

#Flow Quotes #Wheels Quotes #Sides Quotes

“Where did you learn to kiss like that?â€ I said, a little breathless. He grinned and pulled me close again. â€œI said I was a virgin, not a monk,â€ he said, kissing me again. â€œIf I find I need guidance, Iâ€™ll ask.”
“If it isn't a clear yes, then it's a clear no.”

Source : "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less". Book by Greg McKeown, April 17, 2014.
“You can get defeated, just as long as you don't fail.”
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
“When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts ... Who knows what use theyâ€™ll make of you? Maybe youâ€™ll help them to persuade people to buy things they donâ€™t need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them.”
“I'm not writing just about melancholy stuff anymore, I made a point to cover a wide range of emotions.”
“Not only are there African accomplices inside the imperialist system, but every African has a responsibility to understand the system and work for its overthrow.”

Source : "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa".
“At the root of fear is low self-esteem. This explains why angry people have low self-esteem, are argumentative, stubborn, and quick to flare up yet slow to forgive. Those behaviors are defenses against the underlying fear.”

Source : David J. Lieberman (2010). “Find Out Who's Normal and Who's Not: The Proven System to Quickly Assess Anyone's Emotional Stability”, p.20, David Lieberman

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