"Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect."

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Source : Lionel Trilling (2012). “The Liberal Imagination”, p.245, New York Review of Books

Lionel Trilling

#Honor Quotes #Culture Quotes #Blame Quotes

“I've pursued dreams and achieved them, but I don't think anybody should think their life is incomplete if they don't follow some dream. Happiness doesn't come from achievements, or money, or any sort of treasure. Happiness is a frame of mind, not a destination. It's appreciating what you've got and building relationships with those around you.”
“Though mothers and fathers give us life, it is money alone which preserves it.”

Source : Saikaku Ihara (1955). “Nippon Eitaigura: The Way to Wealth”
“War rages on the teeming earth; The hot and sanguinary fight Begins with each new creature's birth: A dreadful war where might is right; Where still the strongest slay and win, Where weakness is the only sin.”

Source : Mathilde Blind (2012). “The Ascent of Man”, p.9, The Floating Press
“All you need is a bad angle and suddenly youre 30 pounds overweight.”
“We did not pass the ball... we couldn't have found our front two with radar.”
“If you've given the greatest effort that you can expect of yourself, you always get what you deserve.”
“Daddy once said, "If you don't know what you believe, Annie, you'll be a lost soul.”
“When you have this long of a run [in The Big Bang Theory], you don't have to have something happen every episode. Like, Sheldon lost his virginity last season and in the first season he didn't even like girls. So I feel like you can earn that stuff. And that is really fun, because you get to find new layers. It's a testament to the writing.”

Source : Source: www.chicagotribune.com

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