When anaesthetics were invented they were thought to be wicked as being an attempt to thwart God's will. Insanity was thought to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Weak minds lead to weak actions. A strong, disciplined mind, which anyone can cultivate though daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you… — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
Men pursue riches under the idea that their possession will set them at ease, and above the world. But the law of… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Our children are our signature to the roster of history; our land is merely the place our money was made. There is… — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers say about their work when he said… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya Copy Share Image
It is a curious fact that personal possessions take on fictitious values and exceptional charms when the owner, no matter how generous,… — Marjorie Hillis Copy Share Image
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“Tyranny is like the electric wiring in an old house. A tyrant dies, the new tyrant takes possession, and all he has… — John Le Carre Copy Share Image
People who know their worth can live austerely; it's the people nagged by the gnawing knowledge of their own cheapness who have… — Mabel Seeley Copy Share Image
In any field, the Establishment is seldom in pursuit of the truth, because it is composed of those who sincerely believe that… — Edwin Thompson Jaynes Copy Share Image
It is the bourgeoisie which has turned religion into an opium of the people by preaching a God, lord of the heavens… — Frei Betto Copy Share Image
Loss of meaning is often part of the suffering that comes with physical loss, but it can also happen to people who… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Achieving goals is a creative process. The first step in the creation of your primary goal takes place in your conscious mind.… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
The goods we spend we keep; and what we save We lose; and only what we lose we have. — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
My religion is my most precious possession. Except for it, I could easily have become excessively occupied with industry. Sharing responsibility for… — George W. Romney Copy Share Image
Freedom from fear and injustice and oppression will be ours only in the measure that men who value such freedom are ready… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
This naming of things is so crucial to possession - a spiritual padlock with the key thrown irretrievably away - that it… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Christ himself came down and took possession of me. . . I had never foreseen the possibility of that, of a real… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
If you're prosperous in soul, you'll be prosperous in whole, regardless of how many and how much physical possessions you have — Mark Victor Hansen Copy Share Image
Take to the study of the law. Possession is nine points of it, which thou hast of me. Self-possession is the tenth... — R.D. Blackmore Copy Share Image
