#ness

If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. (Get Out or Get in Line, 1928) ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#loyalty #loyalty

I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#chaos #cooperation #organization #persuasion #pets

Doubt … is an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#knowledge #madness #doubt

With the passage of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the color of our blood and the salt of our tears. ↗

— José Saramago

#evolution

I don't possess these thoughts I have --- they possess me. I don't possess these feelings I have --- They obsess me. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#madness #obsession #possession #thoughts #obsession

To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only this to say, ‘You turn if you want; the lady’s not for turning. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#stubbornness #media

And I said, 'That last thing is what you can't get, Carlo. Nobody can get to that last thing. We keep on living in hopes of catching it once and for all. ↗

— Jack Kerouac

#honesty #narrowness #uncertainty #uncertainty

I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us. ↗

— Derek Landy

#preparedness #war #uncertainty

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#holocaust #war #witness #wit

Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness ↗

— Lao Tzu

#wit