"Wealth acts merely as a kind of mirror to show you human nature at its worst."

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Source : Marie Corelli (2015). “The Sorrows of Satan”, p.123, Booklassic

Marie Corelli

#Mirrors Quotes #Kind Quotes #Wealth Quotes

“You do angry. I just saw it. And you left at least one hole in my carpet to prove it.”
“It's always a risky business inviting somebody on stage. You never know what they're going to do. I try to avoid letting people join me onstage because it can be very distracting, and overly theatrical.”
“In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices but we can always choose. We can choose our thoughts, emotions, moods, our words, our actions; we can choose our values and live by principles. It is the choice of acting or being acted upon.”
“The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.”

Source : Ida B. Wells-Barnett (2009). “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.21, ReadHowYouWant.com
“One right-thinking man thinks like all other right-thinking men of his time that is to say, in most cases, like some wrong-thinking man of another time.”
“A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.”
“Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.”

Source : "WNBA Star Sheryl Swoopes: I'm Gay", www.foxnews.com. October 26, 2005.
“There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one.”

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