Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
Charles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle All higher humor begins with ceasing to take oneself seriously.
Hermann HesseHermann Hesse The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.
Muhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad Ali Jinnah In fact, the tendency for one purchase to lead to another one has a name: the Diderot Effect. The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption
James ClearJames Clear Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.
Paul CezannePaul Cezanne The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is it to his mind to see one before him, than joy to leave thousands at a distance.
AkhenatenAkhenaten We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.
Mata AmritanandamayiMata Amritanandamayi All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
Ramana MaharshiRamana Maharshi It is not customary to love what one has
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