#tho

Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence. ↗

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#exploiting #extremists #fear #form #like

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life. ↗

— Epicurus

#justly #life #live #living #pleasant

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls. ↗

— Epicurus

#against #as far as #city #concerned #far

Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear. ↗

— Corrie Ten Boom

#center #cycle #fear #inefficient #thoughts

The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#between #caused #countries #disparity #events

If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without climbing it, it would have been permitted. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#been #build #climbing #had #permitted

Culture means, I think, that you have widened your experience enough through reading and through being a little bit thoughtful about these things that it has changed your outlook in some ways. And not necessarily made you a better human being but made you see things. ↗

— Joseph Epstein

#being #better #bit #changed #culture

Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#any #cannot #gathered #great #kept

The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, water and fire, yin and yang. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#being #different #earth #fire #heart

We love the Stooges, and young kids today don't watch them. They think it's their dad's comedy. So we thought we could reintroduce them to a new audience. ↗

— Bobby Farrelly

#comedy #could #dad #kids #love