John Henry Newman on excess
John Henry Newman7 quotes“Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.”
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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SolonSolon The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
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Andy StanleyAndy Stanley What we suffer from today is an excess of education.
Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
DemocritusDemocritus You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change.
Bell HooksBell Hooks Excessive fear is always powerless.
AeschylusAeschylus When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, no worthiness.
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