Quotes for All
But the safety of the world, in some sense, depends on your saying no to inhumane ideas. Standing up for one’s own integrity makes you no friends. It is costly. Yet defiance of the mob, in the service of that which is right, is one of the highest expressions of courage I know. Gabrielle Giffords
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening. G. I. Gurdjieff
The expression follow the Brethren has a broader meaning than some would apply to it. It means not only to agree with the counsel given to the Church by the Brethren, but also to follow their example in appearance and deportment. Ezra Taft Benson
You must keep your honor! You can’t speak for the country; you can do little about the national economy or actions of moral weaklings who excuse themselves with the expression, That is politics; nor can you be responsible for deception in others. But you are responsible for yourself! There are no collective panaceas – only … Read more
If there is one word that describes the meaning of character, it is the word honor. Without honor, civilization would not long exist. Without honor, there could be no dependable contracts, no lasting marriages, no trust or happiness. What does the word honor mean to you? To me, honor is summarized in this expression by … Read more
Objectivity and again objectivity, and expression: no hindside-before-ness, no straddled adjectives (as addled mosses dank), no Tennysonianness of speech; nothing-nothing that you couldn’t, in some circumstance, in the stress of some emotion, actually say. Ezra Pound
A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression. Ezra Pound
Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something. Don’t use such an expression as ‘dim land of peace.’ It dulls the image. It mixes an abstraction with the concrete. It comes from the writer’s not realizing that the natural object is always the adequate symbol. Go in fear of abstraction. Ezra Pound
Almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression. Evelyn Waugh
But so many Christians are like deaf people at a concert. They study the programme carefully, believe every statement make in it, speak respectfully of the quality of the music, but only really hear a phrase now and again. So they have no notion at all of the mighty symphony which fills the universe, to … Read more