#dom

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#boredom #human #human happiness #pain #two

Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#domain #doors #fellow #felt #itself

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#always #dominant #expresses #our #result

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#beware #dangerous #false #ignorance #knowledge

Since then your sere Majesty and your Lordships seek a simple answer, I will give it in this manner, neither horned nor toothed. Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. May God help me. Amen." (Reply to the Diet of Worms, April 18, 1521) ↗

— Martin Luther

#christian #conscience #freedom-of-religion #freedom-of-thought #organized-religion

I'm very rarely in the gym. My workouts are predominantly outside, in nature. ↗

— Ryan Kwanten

#i #nature #outside #predominantly #rarely

Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#country #democracy #freedom #gave #greatest

The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions. ↗

— John A. Simone, Sr.

#knowing #questions #right #right questions #wisdom

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny. ↗

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#excuse #only #serves #state #tyranny

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. ↗

— George Soros

#america #because #chose #civil #civil liberties