"To be what no one ever was, to be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those extremes that fence all effort in."

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Source : Mark Van Doren (1960). “Morning worship: and other poems”

Mark Van Doren

#Mean Quotes #Effort Quotes #Liberty Quotes

“I'm going for something very raw and organic.”
“Our merit gains us the esteem of the virtuous-our star that of the public.”
“Maybe the growth of "God" signifies the existence of God. That is: if history naturally pushes people toward moral improvement, toward moral growth, and their God, as they conceive their God, grows accordingly, becoming morally richer, then maybe this growth is evidence of some higher purpose, and maybe - conceivably - the source of that purpose is worthy of the name divinity.”

Source : Robert Wright (2010). “The Evolution Of God: The origins of our beliefs”, p.181, Hachette UK
“And for at least that moment, I wouldn't have traded the hundreds of books I've read for the few I know almost by heart.”
“Every Morning You Have Two Choices: Continue To Sleep With Your Dreams, Or Wake Up and Chase Them.”
“I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health.”
“It turns out that our notions of what a 'self' is and how it might feel fulfilled have no more objective status than most of the rest of reality. It seems we make ourselves up as we go along.”
“I don't get enough sleep so I always have undereye bags.”

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