#ff

[I]t is not by being richer or more powerful that a man becomes better; one is a matter of fortune, the other of virtue. Nor should she deem herself other than venal who weds a rich man rather than a poor, and desires more things in her husband than himself. Assuredly, whomsoever this concupiscence leads into marriage deserves payment rather than affection. ↗

— Héloïse d'Argenteuil

#concupiscence #dignity #fortune #greed #honesty

We cannot face up to what lies ahead, without facing up to what lies within. ↗

— Eleesha

#eleesha #inspirational-quotes #soul #inspirational

If you have good sex, you've done a lot right in life. ↗

— Rebecca Murphy

#inspirational-life #life #romance #sex #sexuality

Politics now is rather like going into Starbucks for a coffee. ↗

— Rory Bremner

#going #into #like #now #politics

Rocky, if I’ve learned anything from my train wreck of a marriage, it’s that no one can take care of me better than I can. ↗

— Starr Ambrose

#self-sufficiency #marriage

And although we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid. ↗

— Richard M. Sherman

#mrs-banks #suffrage #men

At the root of all misery is unfulfilled desire. ↗

— Scott Hahn

#encouragement #inspirational #suffering #inspirational

He is beginning to master wisdom when he tries to learn how not to try. ↗

— Paul Brunton

#inspirational #wisdom #inspirational

Love is something worth suffering for... ↗

— Scott Hahn

#encouragement #inspirational #suffering #inspirational

Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a difference, whether for himself or for his communities. ↗

— Criss Jami

#community #contribution #difference #drift #happiness