quotes of interest

“I would like the Christians more if they were more like Christ.” -Ghandi

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Ghandi

“Everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.” -Pink Floyd

“It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from it’s government.” -Thomas Paine

“Of all human pursuits, the pursuit of wisdom is the more perfect, the more noble, the more useful, and the more full of joy.” -St. Thomas Aquinas

“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.” -Jimmy Carter

“There are two great days in a person’s life: The day we are born, and the day we discover why.” -William Barclay

“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” -Pablo Picasso

“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.” -George Bernard Shaw

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When you’ve got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow - Advisor to President Nixon

That love is suffering is easy to see, for before the love becomes equally balanced on both sides there is no torment greater, since the lover is always in fear that his love may not gain its desire and that he is wasting his efforts.
Andreas Cappelanus, The Art of Courtly Love