Ranathunga Karunananda Quotes & Sayings

If it were evenly distributed," said Rodman, "the example of justice in the world might lead at last to a sane world policy. As it is, there is world despair and fury over the selfish fortune of a few, and all behave irrationally in revenge. — Isaac Asimov

As with most consensual crimes, this prohibition of hemp is both silly and sinister. — Peter McWilliams

Upon Mrs Scorton's reappearance, she found herself confronted, not by the fool of his family, but by the Honourable Frederick Standen, a Pink of the Pinks, who knew to a nicety how to blend courtesy with hauteur, and who informed her, with exquisite politeness, that he rather fancied his cousin was tired, and would like to be taken home. One of the uninvited guests, entering the box in Eliza's wake, ventured on a warm sally, found himself being inspected from head to foot through a quizzing-glass, and stammered an apology. — Georgette Heyer

It's so nice to be around a man who isn't hung up about his car," she said.
"Mom, I can't believe you're saying that. You treat that Coupe Deville like it's a member of the family."
"But I'm a woman, darling. I'm supposed to feel that way about my Deville. — Martin Hegwood

It's not God who gave us moral laws, but this doesn't make them less important — Margherita Hack

The more you rationalize, the more you move farther away from your authentic self. — Shannon L. Alder

Your heart is a container - it must be filled — Anonymous

One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself. — Allan Lokos

To accept the story of the Arab destruction of the library of Alexandria, one must explain how it is that so dramatic an event was unmentioned and unnoticed not only in the rich historical literature of medieval Islam, but even in the literatures of the Coptic and other Christian churches, of the Byzantines, of the Jews, or anyone else who might have thought the destruction of a great library worthy of comment. That the story still survives, and is repeated, despite all these objections, is testimony to the enduring power of a myth. — Bernard Lewis

The zipper opened all the way down our spines. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Expect hogs to eat a lot more in the presence of a lot of hog wash. — Charlie Munger

I am incredibly proud of the many journalists I have worked with throughout my career and the great campaigns that we have fought and won. — Rebekah Brooks

This selfishness of your suicide displeased you. But, all things considered, the lull of death won out over life's painful commotion. — Edouard Leve