"There are five signs of righteousness: a gentle disposition and a soft heart, shedding tears of regret, ascetism and not caring about the world, being unambitious, and having a conscience."

-- Shaqiq al-Balkhi

#Wisdom Quotes #Regret Quotes #Islamic Quotes

“You know, when I was in college, there was a big debate: Do unions raise wages? Well, with regard to industrial unions, there were arguments back and forth -- international competition. It is now clear, I think, that whether or not you think unions raised wages 50 years ago, the absence of unions and their weakness that is inflicted by anti-union public policy depresses wages. The fact is that people who are not represented, in the service industries in particular, are the victims of policies which depress their wages.”
“They live forever. But many of them are even more lonely and miserable than we are. Why do you think they bother with us? We teach them life's value.”

Source : N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Broken Kingdoms”, p.116, Hachette UK
“There are not enough forums where institutions invite their workers to share their failures in a constructive way so the organization can move forward.”
“I'm one of those people who was taught not to ruffle any feathers. Of course, I have no problem ruffling feathers.”
“Temp'rate in every place--abroad, at home, Thence will applause, and hence will profit come; And health from either--he in time prepares For sickness, age, and their attendant cares.”
“Love is the self-delusion we manufacture to justify the trouble we take to have sex.”
“From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. We'll all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next.”
“The noble lord is the Rupert of debate.”

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