"I am the fellow citizen of every being that thinks; my country is Truth."

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Alphonse de Lamartine

#Country Quotes #Truth Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage.”
“We got trapped in the limo during a thunderstorm on our way to the reception. The bride wanted to wait for the storm to pass before they went in. It was actually an awesome chance for the couple to have some quiet time together after their ceremony.”
“These early Saints were indeed homeless, but they were not hopeless. Their hearts were broken, but their spirits were strong. They had learned a profound and important lesson. They had learned that hope, with its attendant blessings of peace and joy, does not depend upon circumstance. They had discovered that the true source of hope is faithâ€”faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and in His infinite Atonement, the one sure foundation upon which to build our lives.”
“In its pure form, fascism is the sum total of all irrational reactions of the average human character.”
“I knew how to read box scores and who the baseball heroes were before I had ever seen or even heard much of a game.”
“I came to realize that far more important to me than any plot or conventional sense was the sheer directionality I felt while reading prose, the texture of time as it passed, life's white machine.”

Source : Ben Lerner (2012). “Leaving the Atocha Station”, p.11, Granta Books
“I donâ€™t care if the world or anyone in it tries to drag me down. Because I know that in the end, they will be the ones left tired from the struggle to hold me back.”
“It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their future operations and certainty of success in conducting them; but they should recollect that competency cannot be obtained without labour.”

Source : Charles Sturt (1834). “Two expeditions into the interior of Southern Australia: during the years 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1831 with observations on ... New South Wales”, p.68

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