#han

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt. ↗

— Plutarch

#better #contempt #god #him #only

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are in infecting the city at large. ↗

— Plutarch

#failings #far #faults #habits #individuals

Hurtling the Pentagon into an unprecedented budgetary meltdown is horrifically irresponsible. Obama doesn't care. This is war - not against the Taliban, but war against the GOP. He has Republicans on the ropes, and that's a victory he savors and desires - unlike Afghanistan, where he seems only to want to turn tail. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#against #budgetary #care #desires #gop

It is a queer thing, but imaginary troubles are harder to bear than actual ones. ↗

— Dorothy Dix

#bear #harder #imaginary #ones #queer

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#examples #fidelity #friends #full #histories

I always look for an intense experience, an intense ride. There is nothing better than a good zombie movie where you run crazy and blow at monsters! It was a physical shoot and I enjoyed it. ↗

— Sarah Polley

#better #blow #crazy #enjoyed #experience

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you. ↗

— Ricky Ponting

#big things #hand #nice #put #requires

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#change #comes #creative #creative works #destiny

I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy. ↗

— Jimmy Piersall

#better #bird #crazy #doing #guys

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half. ↗

— Plato

#being #country #following #half #instead