Meletus And Socrates Quotes & Sayings

In spite of the momentary desire he had just been feeling for company of any sort, on being actually spoken to he felt immediately his habitual irritable and uneasy aversion for any stranger who approached or attempted to approach him. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Stop entertaining those vain fears. Remember it is not feeling which constitutes guilt but the consent to such feelings. Only the free will is capable of good or evil. But when the will sighs under the trial of the tempter and does not will what is presented to it, there is not only no fault but there is virtue. — Pio Of Pietrelcina

The myth persists in Egypt to this day that Napoleon's soldiers actually disfigured some of these ruins, and are even said to have used the Sphinx as target practice for their cannons, shooting off its nose. This last is a calumny: it is known that the Sphinx was defaced as early as the eighth century by the Sufi iconoclast Saim-ed-Dahr,28 and was further damaged in 1380 by fanatical Muslims prompted by the Koran's strictures against images. During these early times the Sphinx was not regarded as a precious historical object, but instead inspired fear: through the centuries it became known to the Egyptians as Abul-Hol (Father of Terrors), and would only begin to be regarded more favorably when it became a tourist attraction in the later nineteenth century. — Paul Strathern

Testimonials are the BEST way to beat down the price objection and win the sale. — Jeffrey Gitomer

When the life of the nation was attempted, when the cause of liberty and human rights called for their aid, they rushed forth to rally under the banner they loved, with grand singleness of purpose and heroic devotion
leaving all behind them, to meet toil and danger, hunger, sickness, wounds, and death, for nothing but the sublime satisfaction of doing their duty to their country and to mankind. — Carl Schurz

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching. — Dave Chappelle

His body had taken over, and he'd fought, and he'd even, in a small, strange, hidden way, enjoyed it. — Cassandra Clare

There is no habit you will value so much as that of walking far without fatigue. — Thomas Jefferson

If life's not beautiful without the pain,
well I'd just rather never ever even see beauty again. — Modest Mouse

Humans can see the world as it is not. It is why your lies can be so strong. You are able to not admit that they are lies. — Brandon Sanderson

To be upright and to have an imagination: that is enough to be a very good young man. — Kenzaburo Oe

When I met Bono at the Cannes Film festival while I was there for the film 'United 93,' he said to me, 'That's a great film, brother. Thank you for your courage in making it.' I plotzed. — David Alan Basche

I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area. — Stephanie Tubbs Jones

am a cipher under a shadow, — Nancy Horan