Meribald Quotes & Sayings

Indifferentism about doctrine makes no heroes of the faith. — John Gresham Machen

An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering. — Byron Katie

Knowledge is the ultimate secret of courage. — Debasish Mridha

Boredom is the very opposite of beauty and truth. Life has been sacrificed to profit, and the result is boredom on a massive scale. — Tom Hodgkinson

And she realized that this is true. Pain has somehow transformed into pleasure, and that pleasure is better than any pain could ever be. — Julia Hoban

Lady Brienne is a warrior maid," confided Septon Meribald, "hunting for the Hound." "Aye?" Narbert seemed taken aback. "To what end?" Brienne touched Oathkeeper's hilt. "His," she said. — George R R Martin

Inequality of wealth grounded in unequal abilities is different. For most of us, the luck of the draw cuts several ways: one person is not handsome, but is smart; another is not as smart, but is industrious; and still another is not as industrious, but is charming. This kind of inequality of human capital is enriching, making life more interesting for everyone. But some portion of the population gets the short end of the stick on several dimensions. As the number of dimensions grows, so does the punishment for being unlucky. When a society tries to redistribute the goods of life to compensate the most unlucky, its heart is in the right place, however badly the thing has worked out in practice. — Charles Murray