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  • There may have been disillusionments in the lives of the medieval saints, but they would scarcely have been better pleased if they could have foreseen that their names would be associated nowadays chiefly with racehorses and the cheaper clarets.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Hector Hugh Munro Quotes , Names Quotes , May Quotes
  • Wealth is not an absolute. It is relative to desire. Every time we yearn for something we cannot afford, we grow poorer, whatever our resources. And every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be counted as rich, however little we may actually possess.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Alain de Botton Quotes , Desire Quotes , May Quotes
  • Expulsion from Paradise is in its main aspect eternal: that is to say, although expulsion from Paradise is final, and life in theworld unavoidable, the eternity of the process (or, expressed in temporal terms, the eternal repetition of the process) nevertheless makes it possible not only that we might remain in Paradise permanently, but that we may in fact be there permanently, no matter whether we know it here or not.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Franz Kafka Quotes , Time Quotes , May Quotes
  • Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will admit that however unconscionable we may be when our own interests are affected, we can be most indignantly virtuous at the expense of others.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : George Bernard Shaw Quotes , Self Quotes , May Quotes