Propios Comunes Quotes & Sayings

I already knew, too, that these questions would not change the facts. But they would inevitably change the way we sought justice. — Louise Erdrich

Much of the research into humans' risk-avoidance machinery shows that it is antiquated and unfit for the modern world; it is made to counter repeatable attacks and learn from specifics. If someone narrowly escapes being eaten by a tiger in a certain cave, then he learns to avoid that cave. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

A prayerless church member is a hindrance. He is in the body like a rotting bone or a decayed tooth. Before long, since he does not contribute to the benefit of his brethren, he will become a danger and a sorrow to them. Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church. — Charles Spurgeon

Socialism can only be put into practice only by methods which most socialists disapprove. — Friedrich August Von Hayek

The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does. — Thomas A Kempis

To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing. — William Makepeace Thackeray

My story is the story of many postwar British families. Upward mobility. A council house and then new affluence. — Sarah Waters

To know another's heart, you must first know your own. — Laurell K. Hamilton

All great pitches have a few things in common: the founder/team is wicked smart, the idea is big and a breakthrough, and the market is potentially enormous. — Scott Weiss

The vast majority of organizations today have more than enough intelligence, experience and knowledge to be successful. What they lack is organizational health. — Patrick Lencioni

If you make me your authority, you harm yourself because you will not see things for yourself, and you harm me too because you refuse to see me as I am. — Anthony De Mello

Ancient indeed. Joppa was a walled city with a stone barricade curving like a quarter moon around the natural port. Along its length, seven watchtowers rose like pillars holding up the sky. The ancient port had long since outgrown its former boundaries, however. More people lived outside the city walls than within. — Davis Bunn

Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world. — Maeve Binchy