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There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
Throughout the centuries we have projected on to the wolf the qualities we most despise and fear in ourselves.
The attempt to close the gap between what is known and what IS, is the temptation behind the apple in Genesis.
Forecasting is simply not a strength of the species; we are much better with tools and narrative storytelling.
I personally believe Patch scared the pants off normal, and it took off running for the far side of the world.
One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. Princes were privileged To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.
The preciousness of every moment is emphasized with every tick of the clock. Isn't it a magnificent day today?
Because we have learned to believe negativity is more realistic, it appears more real than any positive voice.
These days I wonder more and more why people are pessimistic when American history actually supports optimism.
I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever.
Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.
I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet rather than face to face.
A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.
all the science of flying has been captured in the breadth of an instrument board, but not the religion of it.
I was heading to Nebraska. Now there's a sentence you don't want to say too often if you can possibly help it.
I want things to be better all the time. And I tend to get angry about that. Books are an opportunity to vent.
It's a huge responsibility to have influence and to steward it in a way that leads to God-honoring leadership.
The politicians of New York...see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy
God, who prepares His work through ages, accomplishes it when the hour is come, with the feeblest instruments.
Hey Dad, will you buy me a flame thrower? Of course not. Don't be silly. Even if I didn't use it in the house?
Selfless love is always costly; fear can't afford it, pride doesn't understand it and friends never forget it.
If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
Look, I learned from your uncle that when the universe turns out to be insane, the wise man embraces insanity.
This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.
Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?"
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.
All I have learned through trial and error is to stay alert and aware, especially God smiling @ our silliness.
You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.
Some people are so addicted to their misery that they will destroy anything that gets in the way of their fix.
I learned that peace is prosperity and health is true wealth, and it is never too late to love yourself again.
One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.
People have moments of consciousness and epiphanies throughout their lives, but then suppress the realization.
The true creator-self is a light at heart and free child, who accesses destiny as a simple act of joyful play.
Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n.
Some of us are returning to sanity, because we're tired of the pain. We're in a hurry. No time to mess around.
Burnett fidgeted. She had never seen Burnett like this. He looked like a kid who needed to go to the bathroom.
The advance of technology, like the growth of population and industry, has also been proceeding exponentially.
Conclusions arrived at through reasoning have very little or no influence in altering the course of our lives.
My benefactor used to say the seeds are the 'sober head' -- the only part that could fortify the heart of man.
Emily was feeling the elation of conscientious hosts when they can temporarily escape a ubiquitous houseguest.
Further, a document names and identifies the actual Red Light Bandits (plural), because in fact there are two.
I'm tired of watching you be in love with someone else someone who will never love you back, not the way I do.
Tess?” A soft voice at the door; she looked up and saw Will there, silhouetted in the light from the corridor.
Anyone that looked like that wouldn't need to tie up girls and imprison them in order to get them to marry him
The boy was standing alone as though the broken glass all around him were a shining sea and he were an island.
Jace, on the other hand, looked like the sort of boy who'd come over to your house and burn it down for kicks.
Not everything Jace did was insane and suicidal, she reminded herself. It just seemed that way. -Clary, pg.46-
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You may have the worst timing since Napoleon decided the dead of winter was the right moment to invade Russia.