#ife

[T]he commitment to a framework neutral among ends can be seen as a kind of value [...] but its value consists precisely in its refusal to affirm a preferred way of life or conception of the good. ↗

— Michael J. Sandel

#liberalism #life

Weel, ma´am' said Stephen, making the best of it, with a smile; 'when I ha´finished off, I mun quit this part, and try another. Fortnet or misfortnet, a man can but try; there´s now to be done wi´out tryin -cept laying down and dying. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#life #perseverance #life

Democracy is an excellent way of ensuring that nothing much gets done. There are always interests that might get trampled upon [and no elected politician would wish to make permanent enemies by trampling upon others' interests]. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#life

If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter. ↗

— Hokusai Katsushika

#life

Everything you do in life use percentage as your god. ↗

— Mario Puzo

#risks #life

Life is like a prison. To survive it is through self-healing and absolute dignity. ↗

— Izad

#inspirational

I knew from the start that I loved her and knew, as well, that I would never fall back from that love, never try, never want to. ↗