Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar. Xun Kuang avoidawareboar share on social
One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another. Rene Descartes conceiveimplausiblephilosopher Change image and share on social
Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty. Nathaniel Hawthorne accuracybrotherdishonesty Change image and share on social
The insatiable need for heartless power and ruthless control is the telltale sign of an uninitiated man - the most irresponsible, incompetent and destructive force on earth. Michael Leunig controldestructiveearth Change image and share on social
My uncle worked in emergency wards dealing with people who came in with terrible injuries. He talked about the sketch shows they would put on to lighten the atmosphere. You often find this sense of grim humor in hospitals. The injuries people are suffering are ghastly. You have to laugh at something or you'd otherwise cry. Honeysuckle Weeks atmospherecrydeal share on social
A child's first teacher is its mother. Peng Liyuan childmotherteacher Change image and share on social
If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer. Dag Hammarskjold firmgrowquiet Change image and share on social
Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff. Ralph Waldo Emerson hidemakenature Change image and share on social
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. Henry Ward Beecher distanceexcellencejudge Change image and share on social
The biggest competition is myself. I am not looking to follow others or pull them down. I'm planning to test my own boundaries. Rain bigboundarycompetition Change image and share on social