"the unfortunate thing about worldliness is that its rewards are rather less than its appetites."

-- Phyllis Bottome

#Rewards Quotes #Appetite Quotes #Sophistication Quotes

“An open mind isn't the same thing as an empty head.”

Source : Hal Urban (2005). “Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter”, p.56, Simon and Schuster
“Modern mass culture, aimed at the 'consumer', the civilisation of prosthetics, is crippling people's souls, setting up barriers between man and the crucial questions of his existence, his consciousness of himself as a spiritual being.”

Source : "Sculpting in Time" by Andrei Tarkovsky, (p. 42), 1986.
“Before we can conquer the world, we must first conquer the self.”

Source : J. Oswald Sanders (2007). “Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer”, p.52, Moody Publishers
“There are no small sins against a great God”

Source : J. I. Packer (2009). “Rediscovering Holiness: Know the Fullness of Life with God”, p.97, Baker Books
“When the finely tuned balance among the different parts of bodies breaks down, the individual creature can die. A cancerous tumor, for example, is born when one batch of cells no longer cooperates with others. By dividing endlessly, or by failing to die properly, these cells can destroy the necessary balance that makes a living individual person. Cancers break the rules that allow cells to cooperate with one another. Like bullies who break cooperative societies, cancers behave in their own best interest until they kill their larger community, the human body.”
“Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.”

Source : Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive”, p.245, Bantam
“There's this quote that says "friendship isn't how long you've known someone, but who walked into your life, said 'I'm here for you' and proved it."”

Source : Source: www.teenvogue.com
“Instead, we linger over a luxury that costs nothing: Imagining what may be.”

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