Every instinct that is found in any man is in all men. The strength of the emotion may not be so overpowering,… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
Whom do I hate most among the rabble of today? The socialist rabble, the chandala apostles, who undermine the instinct, the pleasure,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
When prayer, rituals and ascetic life are just a means of self-indulgence, they are harmful rather than beneficial. This is quite obvious… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Let the awe [the teacher] has upon [children's] minds be so tempered with the constant marks of tenderness and good will, that… — John Locke Copy Share Image
“In his view, we were already a success, because we were doing something hard and it was something that mattered to us.… — Kristin Kimball Copy Share Image
As Confucius once said, 'He who does nothing is the one who does nothing.'" Gabby pondered the words, the furrowed her brow.… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
The true Church has never sounded out public expectations before launching her mission. Her leaders heard from God, they knew their Lord's… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
You want appreciation. Even though you like what's happening now doesn't mean that you still don't want appreciation or greater stimulation. It… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
To be beneficent when we can is a duty; and besides this, there are many minds so sympathetically constituted that, without any… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
When the deepest part of you becomes engaged in what you are doing, when your activities and actions become gratifying and purposeful,… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
We consider the beauty of nature and art with pleasure and satisfaction, without the slightest movement of desire. Instead, it appears to… — Moses Mendelssohn Copy Share Image
You cannot persist in wanting what you already have. If you assume you are what you desire to be to the point… — Neville Goddard Copy Share Image
A beautiful literary collection that tells of today's country doctor, somewhat removed from our romantic black-bag image of days gone by, but… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking ... Institutions of… — Abraham Flexner Copy Share Image
The market economy is the social system of the division of labor under private ownership of the means of production. Everybody acts… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
It was during the eighteenth century - a period of boastful satisfaction with the nice balances within the English constitution - that… — Joyce Lee Malcolm Copy Share Image
It is with great satisfaction that I have signed into law the Social Security Amendments of 1961. They represent an additional step… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The idea of duty, that recognition of something to be lived for beyond the mere satisfaction of self, is to the moral… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Many of our feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction have their roots in how we compare ourselves to others. When we compare ourselves… — David Niven Copy Share Image
We have a largely materialistic lifestyle characterized by a materialistic culture. However, this only provides us with temporary, sensory satisfaction, whereas long-term… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
William James once made an acute point about the relationship between happiness and expectation. He argued that satisfaction with ourselves does not… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I have been asked hundreds of times in my life why God allows tragedy and suffering. I have to confess that I… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
The enjoyment we get from something is powerfully influenced by what we think that thing really is. This is true for intellectual… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
He moves not through distance, but through the ranges of satisfaction that come from hauling himself up into the air with complete… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image