"It is safer to try to understand the low in the light of the high than the high in the light of the low. In doing the latter one necessarily distorts the high, whereas in doing the former one does not deprive the low of the freedom to reveal itself as fully as what it is."

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Source : Leo Strauss (1996). “Spinoza's Critique of Religion”, p.2, University of Chicago Press

Leo Strauss

#Light Quotes #Trying Quotes #Doe Quotes

“I was 11 when I was molested. It was like a nuclear explosion going off in my life, destroying everything”

Source : "I Didn’t Tell!" by Robin Quivers, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.
“I am fonder of my garden for the trouble it gives me.”
“I can't believe this, I'm arguing with a woman!”
“Knowing is the easy part; saying it out loud is the hard part.”

Source : "Fictional character: Tom Booker". "The Horse Whisperer", www.imdb.com. May 15, 1998.
“I'm not really much of a prankster, but I've definitely been pranked. I never really liked being pranked, so I generally try not to prank people.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other”
“The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage.”

Source : William Bligh (2009). “The Voyage of the Bounty”, p.2, BoD – Books on Demand
“I really like to act, and I really like to perform. I enjoy producing as well.”

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