A man’s indebtedness … is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude. — Ruth Benedict In The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1946, 2006), 114. Science quotes on: | Active (80) | Begin (275) | Dedicate (12) | Gratitude (...
from the same source, that of facts, our continents are of such small antiquity, that the memory of the revolution which gave them birth must still be preserved among men; and thus we are led to seek in the book of Genesis the record of the history of the human race from its origin....
“Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”— Tony Robbins Sunday January 26, 2025“I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps … I’m the first ...
In the name of that Human Pride we so adore, I proclaim that the hour is nigh when men with broad temples and steel chins will give birth magnificently, with a single trust of their bulging will, to giants with flawless gestures. — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti 48 I hope you have lost ...
― Edward Benedict 119. “Her childhood, then her adolescence, had taught her patience, hope, silence, and the easy manipulation of the weapons and virtues of all prisoners.”― Colette 120. “As I have said a thousand times, no manipulation can put stocks down and keep them down.”― ...
— Benedict Cumberbatch 5 Incline us oh God! to think humbly of ourselves, to be severe only in the examination of our own conduct, to consider our fellow-creatures with kindness, and to judge of all they say and do with that charity which we would desire from them ourselves. — Jane...
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The most interesting quotes about family from authors around the world - a selection of funny, inspirational and motivational quotes on friendship, love, children, daughters
- Pope Benedict XVI Whoever is happy will make others happy too. - Anne Frank Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. - Helen Keller Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. - Proverb Go often to the house of thy friend...
" black faces began to peer out from among the bushes; and little black legs, carrying white bodies, came hurrying up the stony paths from the cooler parts of the pasture. Oh, how glad they were to get the salt! Mr. Wood let Miss Laura spread it on some flat rocks, then they sat...