We have no clear ideas of the agency of [demonic] spirits, nor is it necessary. The Scripture says little to satisfy our… — John Newton Copy Share Image
The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in saying that although the American woman never leaves her domestic sphere and is in some respects very… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable,… — K. Anders Ericsson Copy Share Image
The execution was set for the 29th of March, at nine in the morning. This delay was due to a desire on… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
I'd never been much of an athlete, due to a physical condition I'd had since birth (unathleticism). Perhaps if there were a… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
Used with due abstinence, hope acts as a healthful tonic; intemperately indulged, as an enervating opiate. The visions of future triumph, which… — James Fitzjames Stephen Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I am down mentally. I can't understand how it happened and who is to blame? I don't know why the ground was… — Yeasin Khan Copy Share Image
According to Jains the soul in pure form has infiniteness in terms of its knowledge and power. These faculties are obstructed for… — Virchand Gandhi Copy Share Image
I very often used to get backaches due to the fact that I was wrong. Whenever you are wrong you have to… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo. — Bill Mauldin Copy Share Image
Contractors always pursue large profit, the customer - a high-quality end product in due time and at a lower cost. This struggle… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
...warming of the climate system is unequivocal...most of the global average warming over the past 50 years is very likely due to… — Rajendra K. Pachauri Copy Share Image
No one prepares you at 7 years of age to have your father tell you he is a criminal - you are… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
Our Lord reserved to Himself certain things which He would do in due time in a manner outside the course and order… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Hence I feel no shame in asserting that this whole region engirdled by the moon, and the center of the earth, traverse… — Nicolaus Copernicus Copy Share Image
Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, o Universe. Nothing for me is too early or too late, which is… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
In the corporate world, if you have analysts, due diligence, and no horse sense, you've just described hell. — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The possession of unnecessary implements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues and tends to foment uprisings. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi Copy Share Image
Nine-tenths of the appeal of pornography is due to the indecent feelings concerning sex which moralists inculcate in the young; the other… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I think that part of everybody's success is due to their looks, but it just works in different ways. If you're whatever… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Liberalism is a creation of the seventeenth century, fathered by British philosopher John Locke (1632–1704). For Locke, liberalism means limited government, the… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image