Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice. ~Voltaire
#quotes #voltaire #independence #justice

As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Yes, worship of the loving God is man's whole reason for existence. ~Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
#quotes #yann-arthus-bertrand #life #success

If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
#quotes #silouan-the-athonite #christianity

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ~Gaston Bachelard
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #learning #wisdom

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ~Milton Friedman
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #human

I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive. ~William Shatner
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Connoisseurs think the art is already done. ~John Constable
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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