Religion Quote by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Reflect that nothing merits admiration except the spirit, the impressiveness of which prevents it from being impressed by anything.”

— Seneca

“You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There…

— Louisa May Alcott

“Human beings have a remarkable talent for persuading themselves of the authenticity and nobility of aspects of themselves which are in fact expedient, spurious,…

— Salman Rushdie

“The need to impress is gradually replaced with the thrill of being embraced as a fallible human being.”

— Erica Spiegelman

“Be remarkable Be generous Create art Make judgment calls Connect people and ideas . . . and we have no choice but to reward you.”

— Seth Godin

“..:At times, with or without knowing, we awake something or some things in people that could be either a blessing or a burden. We…

— Rafael Garcia

“Every talent, every feeling, every acquirement; nay, even every tendency towards virtue, was used up as materials for fireworks; the hidden, sacred fire, exhausted…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“The outward manifestation of greatness is that we excite devotion and love in our work.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.

— Walter Scott

“Participation in an art, although unrewarded by wealth or fame...is a way to make one's soul grow.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires…

— Oscar Wilde

“And it is partly the transience of it that delights me; so much loving preparation, so much art and experience, put into a pleasure…

— Joanne Harris