Devon's Quote Collection
Sunday, November 12, 2017
"The older Puritans trampled down all fleshy impulses; these newer Puritans trampled no less self-righteously upon the spiritual cravings."
-
Olaf Stapledon in
Last & First Men
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"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
-Eden Phillpotts
How much "juice" is wasted in this cut-and-dry world of ours and how much could be saved if only all were even fairly intelligent regarding the laws of nature!
A great deal of the business of this world is run on the "let her buzz" theory, and the public pays for the waste. --Elisha Gray,...
"A man's emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child."
-Dalinar in Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings
"We like to think that we value individuality, but all too often we admire one type of individual,"
--Susan Cain in Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
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