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It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#always #certain #happy #life #making

In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human activity, there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors, but it is only in one or two of them. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#art #believe #counsellors #every #human

The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#among #considerable #difference #error #fall

Nothing was more up-to-date when it was built, or is more obsolete today, than the railroad station. ↗

— Ada Louise Huxtable

#more #nothing #obsolete #railroad #station

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence. ↗

— Bill Hybels

#dignity #diligence #does #down #float

Tony Blair - good thing there are not parliamentary elections in this country. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

#country #elections #good #good thing #parliamentary

Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution. ↗

— Bill Hybels

#else #everyone #face #faces #finding

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven. ↗

— Bill Hybels

#dead #father #god #guiding #heaven

More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is going on in that building is the real thing, if the transforming love and power of Jesus Christ is being experienced, you can sit on a metal folding chair or in a plush theater seat. ↗

— Bill Hybels

#being #building #chair #christ #discussion

There's immense fun to be had as long as you can sort of sneak it past DC. I have been told on occasion that I need to have more respect for these characters. ↗

— Garth Ennis

#characters #dc #fun #had #i