#lie

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#obedient #only #who

Never lie, never cheat, never steal. ↗

— John Wooden

#lie #never #steal

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn't -it's human. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#deception #folly #hear #human #i

The less you know, the more you believe. ↗

— Bono

#know #less #more #you

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong. ↗

— Bono

#allied #bend #bit #detached #dream

To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#hope #lie #live #oneself #signifies

According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#applied #background #cannot #cultural #culture

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#belonging #cherishes #conviction #domain #flawed

Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#analyze #belief #believe #business #business school

Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is. ↗

— Daniel Boone

#breasts #companion #content #enjoyment #external