"Man first creates the universe in his image,……" — Neel Burton
"Man first creates the universe in his image, and then turns round to say that God created man in his image... As Voltaire quipped, if God created man in his image, man has returned the compliment."
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9 Quotes by Neel Burton
Neel Burton has 9 quotes on this site.
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The notion of dream interpretation far antedates the birth of psychoanalysis, and probably served an important function in most, if…
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There are essentially three types of people: those who love life more than they fear it, those who fear life…
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Depression: the healthy suspicion that modern life has no meaning and that modern society is absurd and alienating.
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Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them,…
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A man shrinks or expands into the degree and nature of his ambition. Ambition needs to be cultivated and refined,…
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Wine is one of the most complex of all beverages: the fruit of a soil, climate, and vintage, digested by…
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According to the Buddha, the failure to recognize the illusion of the self is the source of all ignorance and…
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While conversion of sugars to ethanol is the predominant reaction, it is only one of potentially thousands of biochemical reactions…
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More Compliment Quotes
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved…
— Victoria Beckham
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Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the…
— Mary J. Blige
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I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment.
— Albert Brooks
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Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's…
— Joyce Brothers
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,…
— Leo Buscaglia
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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority…
— Samuel Butler
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I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward.…
— Nick Cave
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The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.
— Lord Chesterfield
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You look at Cheney, Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, and Bush - if you saw them on Halloween, they wouldn't need a…
— Tommy Chong
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If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.
— Luc de Clapiers
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As a horn player, the greatest compliment one can get is when a person comes to you and says, 'I…
— Clarence Clemons
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There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment.
— Robert Breault
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