We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts. ~Sigmund Freud
#quotes #sigmund-freud #civilization #instincts
A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
#proverbs #swedish-proverbs #life #love #seasons
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
#quotes #alan-hirsch #preoccupation #life
There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism
Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #heart
All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #self
Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
#quotes #william-cowper #judging
It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
#quotes #j-k-rowling #snape
Oh, and I suppose the apples ate the cheese. ~Suzanne Collins
#quotes #suzanne-collins
A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #maxims
Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
#proverbs #oriental-proverbs
Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs
If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #speaking
But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
#quotes #patricia-marx #weeping #stupidity
Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
#quotes #terence-mckenna #beauty #life
Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
#quotes #cleanthes #zeus #fate
Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #habits #change
Hardest job in America is being a single mom. There are a lot of them and a lot of them in Baltimore and I think that they absolutely do their best. They can't keep continue to do their best if businesses flee the city. ~Dana Perino
#quotes #dana-perino #mother #business
You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
#proverbs #rwandan-proverbs #self
A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #wise
One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
#quotes #tim-pawlenty #barack-obama #politics #leadership #united-states
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