“All knowledge, all information is imperfect. We have to treat it with humility.”
Quotes for When You Need Peace · Page 70
Serene words to slow down your world and bring you back to stillness.
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“Every judgment in science stands on the edge of error and is personal.”
“Each one of us has, in varying degree, the power to make others feel better or worse.”
“Energy is neither good nor evil. It is a neutral power which can be used well or badly.”
“It is harmful to reject a human being; it is harmful to be rejected.”
“Giving and receiving is a full circle: a full circle feels more natural than a half circle.”
“The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.”
“Before undergoing a surgical operation arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.”
“Convictions are variable; to be always consistent is to be sometimes dishonest.”
“Happiness is lost by criticizing it; sorrow by accepting it.”
“When lost in a forest go always down hill. When lost in a philosophy or doctrine go upward.”
“For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin.”
“The game of discontent has its rules, and he who disregards them cheats.”
“The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.”
“Slang is the speech of him who robs the literary garbage carts on their way to the dumps.”
“The palmist looks at the wrinkles made by closing the hand and says they signify character.”