"Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about."

-- Marcus Aurelius

#Men Quotes #Mind Quotes #Care Quotes

“Knowledge knocks on the door of action. If it receives a reply, it stays. Otherwise, it departs.”
“I told you once before,â€ I said, the words husky from remembrance. â€œEveryone holds their sins close to their skin.â€ Fangs gleamed for an instant before Vlad bit into his wrist, pooling up two deep crimson holes. â€œThen come,â€ he said, holding it out. â€œAnd taste mine.”
“We didn't come here to set any fashions in music. We merely came to bring a much-needed touch of home to some lads who have been here a couple of years.”
“Nature is not horrible. Nature is not wonderful. Nature is not cruel. Nature is not beautiful. Nature only is.”

Source : Simon Barnes (2011). “How to be a Bad Birdwatcher: To the Greater Glory of Life”, p.86, Short Books
“Living fearlessly is not the same as never being afraid. It's good to be afraid occasionally. Fear is a great teacher.”
“Just as a new scientific discovery manifests something that was already latent in the order of nature, and at the same time is logically related to the total structure of the existing science, so the new poem manifests something that was already latent in the order of words.”
“Assuming that the future is like the past, you can outperform 80 percent of your fellow investors over the next several decades by investing in an index fund-and doing nothing else. But acquire the discipline to do something even better: become a long-term index fund investor.”
“I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas; that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday which is filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas presents is a nightmare to weary, bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with good will and cheerfulness.”

Source : "A Plantation Christmas". Book by Julia Peterkin, 1934.

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