Simpletons Synonym Quotes & Sayings

I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica. — Stephen Chbosky

The administrative and hierarchic aspects seem to be crucial in the evolution of belief systems. The truth is first revealed to all men, but very quickly individuals appear claiming sole authority and a duty to interpret, administer and, if need be, alter this truth in the name of the common good. To this end they establish a powerful and potentially repressive organisation. This phenomenon, which biology shows us is common to any social group, soon transforms the doctrine into a means of achieving control and political power. Divisions, wars and break-ups become inevitable. Sooner or later, the word becomes flesh and the flesh bleeds. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

All that is necessary is a heart dedicated entirely and solely to Him out of love for Him above all others. — Brother Lawrence

If things far away don't concern you, you'll soon mourn things close at hand. — Confucius

Speaking the truth, once you have started it, is too exhilarating to draw back. — Storm Jameson

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it. — Jules Renard

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy. — William Greider

A good leader is always looking for people smarter and more experienced than they are. If you are the smartest one in the room, then you are stupid. — Robert Kiyosaki

The Listener's editor when I first joined was Russell Twisk, a surname of such surpassing beauty that I would have written pieces for him if he had been at the helm of Satanic Child-Slaughter Monthly. — Stephen Fry

Fortune is beastly - it is only suitable for cows and businessmen. — Irving Stone

People, in my long experience, want to talk. They may believe they wish to keep secrets, and they may believe that they are capable of doing so. But the truth is that secrets exist to be revealed; and it is usually very easy to find the combination of words that will cause them to emerge. — J. Robert Lennon