"Most humans feel the transcendent temptation, the emotional drive to festoon the universe with large-scale meaning."

-- Paul Kurtz

#Emotional Quotes #Temptation Quotes #Universe Quotes

“In this twentieth century, to stop rushing around, to sit quietly on the grass, to switch off the world and come back to the earth, to allow the eye to see a willow, a bush, a cloud, a leaf, is an unforgettable experience.”
“Man is an evasive beast, given to cultivating strange notions about himself.”

Source : Upton Sinclair (2014). “The Profits of Religion”, p.19, Trajectory Inc
“Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it.”

Source : Table-Talk "Law" (1689) See Proverbs 153
“For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles.”

Source : Charles Babbage (1830). “Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes”, p.18
“It's so nice to be a spoke in the wheel, one that helps to turn, not one that hinders.”

Source : Gertrude Bell (2014). “The Letters of Gertrude Bell”, p.1761, eStar Books
“There are no rules for felicity.”
“you must be careful never to allow doubt to paralyze you. always take the decisions you need to take, even if you're not sure you're doing the right thing. You'll never go wrong if, when you make a decision, you keep in mind an old German proverb: 'The devil is in the detail.' Remember that proverb and you'll always be able to turn a wrong decision into a right one.”
“Surely you donâ€™t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You donâ€™t really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!”

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