If you seem to be happy in this place of solitude, you will acquire a great reputation for wisdom, and I know, by my own experience, that under the cloak of a great reputation it is possible to hide whole treasures of folly. (“The Story...
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William Beckford
He was very religious he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety.
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Jorge Luis Borges
... the worst possible heritage to leave with children: high spiritual pretensions and low performance.
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D.A. Carson
Look at that crowd', he said disgustedly. 'They think it's a circus.'' And not a single coin are they donating', said Dina.'That's not surprising. Pity can only be shown in small doses. When so many beggars are in one place, the public goes like this'...
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Rohinton Mistry
All people like to be praised as it boosts their self-esteem, keeps them motivated and happy but it also pushes them into the abyss of sham, which is propelled by hypocrisy and sycophancy.
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Balroop Singh
More Quotes By Jeremy Griffith
Mother's love created our awe-inspiring moral sense
Men and women fall in love abandoning reality in favour of the dream
The increasingly thoughtful child can see the whole horribly upset world and would be understandably totally bewildered and deeply troubled by it
A fresh approach is needed – an analysis of our human situation from a basis that recognises and confronts the psychological dimension to our behaviour
Throughout history we humans have struggled to find meaning in the awesome contradiction of our human condition. Neither philosophy, nor psychology nor biology has, until now, been able to provide the truthful explanation.
