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Rainer Maria Rilke quote: "A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That..."
A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it. Rainer Maria Rilke
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other..."
Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. Robert A. Heinlein
Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. Only through freely chosen discipline can life be enjoyed and still kept within the bounds of reason. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Thomas S. Monson quote: "Any excuse, no matter how valid, only weakens the character."
Any excuse, no matter how valid, only weakens the character. Thomas S. Monson
It is only the story... that saves our progeny from blundering like blind beggars into the spikes of the cactus fence. The story is our escort; without it, we are blind. Does the blind man own his escort? No, neither do we the story; rather, it is the story that owns us. Chinua Achebe
If you are going to try, go all the way or don't even start. If you follow it you will be alive with the gods. It is the only good fight there is. Charles Bukowski
Samuel Johnson quote: "[A]ngling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a..."
[A]ngling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other. Samuel Johnson
Terry Prachett quote: "A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to..."
A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores. Terry Prachett
One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them by chance, in a lucky hour, at the world's end somewhere, and hold fast to the days... Willa Cather
It struck him that the truly characteristic thing about modern life was not its cruelty and insecurity, but simply its bareness, its dinginess, its listlessness. Life, if you looked about you, bore no resemblance not only to the lies that streamed out of the telescreens, but even to the ideals that the party was trying to achieve. George Orwell
We, more than others, should carry jumper and tow cables not only in our cars, but also in our hearts, by which means we can send the needed boost or charge of encouragement or the added momentum to mortal neighbors. Neal A. Maxwell
Gabriel Garcia Marquez quote: "The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love."
The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. Albert Einstein
The Three Wiseman: The weather has been awful, The countryside is dreary, Marsh, jungle, rock; and echoes mock, Calling our hope unlawful; But a silly song can help along. Yours ever and sincerely: At least we know for certain that we are three old sinners, that this journey is much too long, that we want our dinners, and miss our wives, our books, our dogs, but have only the vaguest idea why we are what we are. To discover how to be human now. Is the reason we follow this star. W. H. Auden
Angela Carter quote: "The invisible is only another unexplored country, a brave new..."
The invisible is only another unexplored country, a brave new world Angela Carter

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