"More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice."

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Source : 'The Analysis of the Hunting Field' (1846) ch. 1

Robert Smith Surtees

#Integrity Quotes #Hypocrisy Quotes #People Quotes

“The crime should be punished no matter whether poverty or wealth caused it to occur, because the crime is wrong.”
“A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.”

Source : Thomas a Kempis, Aeterna Press (1941*). “The Following of Christ”, p.78, Aeterna Press
“I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with”
“Whither, O splendid ship, thy white sails crowding,Leaning across the bosom of the urgent West,That fearest nor sea rising, nor sky clouding,Whither away, fair rover, and what thy quest?”
“I think what holds people up in creative processes is the expectation of what it is they're doing. It's also the sense of judgement, you know, people editing themselves.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“A great poet ought to a certain degree to rectify men's feelings... to render their feelings more sane, pure and permanent, in short, more consonant to Nature.”
“lifelong enemies are, I think, as hard to make and as important to one's well-being as lifelong friends.”
“Moral supremacy is the only one that leaves monuments, and not ruins, behind it.”

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