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“All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.”
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“When we say 'science' we can either mean any manipulation of the inventive and organizing power of the human intellect: or we can mean such an extremely different thing as the religion of science, the vulgarized derivative from this pure activity manipulated by a sort of priestcraft into a great religious and political weapon.”
Source : 1926 The Art of Being Ruled.
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“A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return.”
Source : Sarah Orne Jewett (1966). “Deephaven, and other stories”, New College & Univ Pr
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“I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.”
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“Nothing really worth having comes quickly and easily. If it did, I doubt that we would ever grow.”
Source : Eknath Easwaran “How to Meditate: first chapter "Meditation on a Passage" from "Passage Meditation – A Complete Spiritual Practice"”, Nilgiri Press
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“I do feel like I've missed out a bit because I was really close with my sisters when I was at home. It must be weird for them but they cope really well.”
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“The fingerprinting requirement affected only law-abiding citizens that want to buy firearms. It had no impact on Baltimore's criminal element at all.”
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“Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.”
