"What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage. The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious."
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"Just as heart is a fountain of unspoken words,the universe is a womb of wonder weird worlds."
"Trust is like a mirror, you can fix it if it's broken, but you can still see the crack in that mother fucker's reflection."
"Of all the weapons she had commanded, Elizabeth knew the least of love; and of all the weapons in the world, love was the most dangerous."
"An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear."
"Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods."
"His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement - all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad"
"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains."
"I have a theory that as long as you have one good friend, one real friend, you can get through anything."
"The truth is seldom welcome, especially at dinner."
"Facts are the enemy of truth."
"A lot of people go searching for “Truth.” But they can’t be searching too hard, because very few of them ever think to look under my bed."
"Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves."
"The truth has become an insult."
"In today's classroom everybody wins a trophy, even the one kid who actually won. Soon it will be, let's punish that kid for making the other kids feel like losers."
"She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape."
"It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing."
"Between hello and goodbye is I love you."
"You will never be entirely comfortable. This is the truth behind the champion - he is always fighting something. To do otherwise is to settle."
"There's nothing wrong with stretching the truth. We stretch taffy, and that just makes it more delicious."