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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#changed #devils #humility #into #makes

Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage. ↗

— Sri Aurobindo

#between #cat #conception #difference #dog

It turned out I was pretty good in science. But again, because of the small budget, in science class we couldn't afford to do experiments in order to prove theories. We just believed everything. Actually, I think that class was called Religion. Religion class was always an easy class. All you had to do was suspend the logic and reasoning you were being taught in all the other classes. ↗

— George Carlin

#logic #religion #science #experience

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder. ↗

— Alfred Austin

#bottom #class #constantly #even #gardening

If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity. ↗

— Burt Bacharach

#apology #boy #bush #country #hope

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

#existing #form #government #highest #highest form

I say the same thing about the death of James Wait. "Oh, well -- he wasn't going to write the Beethoven's Ninth Symphony anyway. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#humor #death

I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy. ↗

— Nicole Appleton

#humor #i #intelligence #sense #sense of humor

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there. ↗

— Sergio Aragones

#even #humor #important #short #short stories

Merciful heavens! Human treatment may even render human a man in whom the image of God has long ago been tarnished. It is these 'unfortunates' that must be treated in the most human fashion. This is their salvation and their joy. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#criminals #humane #rehabilitation #religion #religion