"Truth for authority, not authority for truth."

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Source : Lucretia Mott, Beverly Wilson Palmer, Holly Byers Ochoa, Carol Faulkner (2002). “Selected Letters of Lucretia Coffin Mott”, p.408, University of Illinois Press

Lucretia Mott

#Truth Quotes #Authority Quotes

“A decision of the courts decided that the game of golf may be played on a Sunday, not being a game within the view of the law, but being a form of moral effort.”
“Walk with care in dark places, and do not put your faith in anyone who promises you the forgiveness of the Lord or a certain place in Paradise.”
“Change the instruments and you will change the entire social theory that goes with them”
“You become megastars when superstars start reprising your roles.”
“Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it's not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know.”

Source : "An Interview With Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert". Interview with Jamie Soja, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 23, 2013.
“Be as honest with yourself as you possibly can. And it's not going to work for everybody, and I know you're going to be afraid of that, but please don't worry about being accepted by everybody. The people who like you and want to be around you, that's what matters, and that's what's healthiest for yourself.”
“The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity.”
“The best form of worship is to be happy, to be grateful.”

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