#lie

The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love, and in order to occupy and distract himself without love he gives way to passions and coarse pleasures, and sinks to bestiality in his vices, all from continual lying to other men and to himself. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#sin #truth #love

[I]f you seek in every way to minimise my firm beliefs by your anti-feminist attacks, please recall that a small dagger or knife point can pierce a great, bulging sack and that a small fly can attack a great lion and speedily put him to flight. ↗

— Christine de Pizan

#beliefs #clichés #convictions #dignity #double-standards

People who demand signs never believe them when they come. ↗

— Michael Card

#christianity #inspirational #religion #inspirational

Those who know you don’t need explanations, those who don’t won't believe you ! ↗

— Chris Geiger

#explanations #inspirational #life #inspirational

I would hesitate to use the word 'success' in the way many people do. I don't know that I would apply it to what I've done as though I have now reached the ultimate goal. To me success is a continuing thing. It is growth and development. It is achieving one thing and using that as a stepping stone to achieve something else. Success comes as you have confidence in yourself. Self-confidence is built by succeeding, even if the success is small. It is the believing that makes it possible. ↗

— Walter Knott

#confidence #inspirational #self-confidence #success #inspirational

Keyakinan bagi saya...seperti wewangian. Kita benar-benar bisa merasakannya, mencium aromanya, tapi susah untuk mendefinisikannya terutama kepada orang yang belum pernah, belum bisa atau memang tidak mau mencium aroma wewangian tersebut. ↗

— Valiant Budi

#inspirational #inspirational

Whatever you think you are, you are always bigger than that... ↗

— Gino Norris

#be #belief #goals #inspirational #motivation

A persons soul reflects more than just their actions. It reflects their thoughts and feelings, their emotions and desires. It reflected all of who you are. ↗

— Jamie Canosa

#inspirational-life #spiritual #inspirational

Hornblower worked as hard to conceal his human weaknesses as some men worked to conceal ignoble birth. ↗

— C.S. Forester

#horatio-hornblower #hornblower #lieutenant-hornblower #men

So he was always in the town at one place or another, drinking, knocking about with the men he knew. It really wearied him. He talked to barmaids, to almost any woman, but there was that dark, strained look in his eyes, as if he were hunting something. Everything seemed so different, so unreal. There seemed no reason why people should go along the street, and houses pile up in the daylight. There seemed no reason why these things should occupy the space, instead of leaving it empty. His friends talked to him: he heard the sounds, and he answered. But why there should be the noise of speech he could not understand. ↗

— D.H. Lawrence

#drinking #isolation #language #meaninglessness #suicide