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Bertrand Russell quote: "The essence of the conception of righteousness, therefore, is..."
The essence of the conception of righteousness, therefore, is to afford an outlet for sadism by cloaking cruelty as justice. Bertrand Russell
Too many people are buying things they can't afford, with money that they don't have... to impress people that they don't like!"Nothing to do w/ "books" -- Just like the quote! Will Smith
The Consul felt a pang. Ah, to have a horse, and gallop away, singing, to someone you loved perhaps, into the heart of all the simplicity and peace in the world; was that not like the opportunity afforded man by life itself? Of course not. Still, just for a moment, it had seemed that it was. Malcolm Lowry
Peter Ackroyd quote: "I was at peace with a world which afforded so much bounty, and..."
I was at peace with a world which afforded so much bounty, and began to enjoy living at the very end of time. Peter Ackroyd
They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future. Jane Austen
Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun. They would never hurt immortals who choose to spend eternity going to high school over and over again in a small town ---- anymore than they would hurt the physically disabled or the mentally challenged. My vampires possess gravitas. They can afford to be merciful. Anne Rice
It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving people... Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid... The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science. Jawaharlal Nehru
Akira Kurosawa quote: "I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time."
I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time. Akira Kurosawa
Charlaine Harris quote: "Self-pity is like chocolate; as you get older, you can only..."
Self-pity is like chocolate; as you get older, you can only afford a little bit. Charlaine Harris
If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever—something I couldn't afford to lose. It was like a vague dream, a burning, unfulfilled desire. The kind of dream people have only when they're seventeen. Haruki Murakami
Alexander Dumas quote: "Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities."
Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities. Alexander Dumas
Powerful people can not afford to educate the people they oppress... because once you are truly educated, you will not ASK for power you will TAKE it. John Henrik Clarke
Why, this is the world's soul; and just of the same piece Is every flatterer's spirit. Who can call him His friend that dips in the same dish? for, in My knowing, Timon has been this lord's father, And kept his credit with his purse, Supported his estate; nay, Timon's money Has paid his men their wages: he ne'er drinks, But Timon's silver treads upon his lip; And yet? O, see the monstrousness of man When he looks out in an ungrateful shape? He does deny him, in respect of his, What charitable... William Shakespeare
You have the right to remain silent,' the big cop said in his robot's voice. 'If you do not choose to remain silent, anything you say may be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. I'm going to kill you. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand your rights as I have explained them to you? Stephen King
It has been the will of Heaven," the essay began, "that we should be thrown into existence at a period when the greatest philosophers and lawgivers of antiquity would have wished to live...a period when a coincidence of circumstances without example has afforded to thirteen colonies at once an opportunity of beginning government anew from the foundation and building as they choose. How few of the human race have ever had the opportunity of choosing a system of government for themselves and... David McCullough

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