Pride is an expensive vice, for it is wedded to Greed whose hunger is never sated
“Sometimes it takes great suffering to pierce the soul and open it up to greatness”
“Even coal shimmers in the light”
“It is the heart that has been pierced that feels the most.”
“True kindness ennobles the giver”
“Some journeys lead nowhere, but they set the spirit free”
“You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.”
“There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.”
“I find it odd- the greed of mankind. People only like you for as long as they perceive they can get what they want from you. Or for as long as they perceive you are who they want you to be. But I l...”
“Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person whos willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they ca...”
“A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.”
“He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a t...”
“But that woman is an encyclopedia!Of all vices, ancient and modern, and terribly interesting to leaf through!”
“A strange girl, all phosphorous and cantharides, burning with every desire! And burning with every vice!”
“The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues. When a religious scheme is shattered...it is not merely the vices that are let lo...”
