#al

We define ourselves, in part, by the discriminations we make. The value of what we love is enriched by our understanding of what we dislike. ↗

— David Ansen

#dislike #enriched #love #love is #make

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace. ↗

— Confucius

#honor #justice #society #wealth #honor

I just became a vegetable for three months. I couldn't talk to people. I was very ill and that was part of the reason I left college. ↗

— Adam Ant

#college #i #ill #just #left

One's interest or need does not annul other's right. ↗

— Al-Hafiz B.A. Masri

#animal-rights #animal-welfare #animals #ethics #islam

It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement. Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs, therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity or undue depression in adversity. ↗

— Isocrates

#attitude

You can't distinguish your group by doing things that are rational and believing things that are true. If you want to set yourself apart from other people you have to do things that are arbitrary and believe things that are false. ↗

— Paul Graham

#rationality #religion #religion

The disciples of Jesus “found themselves thinking that if divine goodness were to manifest itself in human form, this (he) is how it would behave… he invited people to see differently instead of telling them what to do or believe…he located the authority of his teaching in his hearer’s hearts, not in himself or God-as-removed. ↗

— Huston Smith

#spirituality #religion

(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely as the religious idea turns to the idea of God. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#wallace-stevens #weather #religion

I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically. ↗

— Donald Fagen

#enough #four #i #like #minutes

I usually play disenfranchised youth. ↗

— Robin Tunney

#i #play #usually #youth