When learning was monopolized by the monks in the Middle Ages, people specialized only in warfare and statecraft. And even these were not altogether free from the scholastic influence (Ameen Rihani)
Before you blame others for their wrongdoings, make sure you’ve achieved something worthwhile in the society or in someone’s life
Before you blame others for their wrongdoings, make sure you’ve achieved something worthwhile in the society or in someone’s life (Stephen Magnus)
She crossed her legs and kicked out her feet, clad in thick wool socks and boots big enough to house a little old lady
She crossed her legs and kicked out her feet, clad in thick wool socks and boots big enough to house a little old lady (Drew Magary, The Hike)
They say that your powers of memory are at their peak when you’re 26, and it’s all downhill after that
They say that your powers of memory are at their peak when you’re 26, and it’s all downhill after that (Lisa Jewell, One-Hit Wonder)
We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born
We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born (Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder)
The best revenge is true forgiveness
The best revenge is true forgiveness (Debasish Mridha)
In the Pretty Woman shopping scene, it’s not really about the clothes, or how much they cost, or how great she looks. When Vivian leaves the store, she’s not only a pretty woman, she’s a different woman. It gets me every time
In the Pretty Woman shopping scene, it’s not really about the clothes, or how much they cost, or how great she looks. When Vivian leaves the store, she’s not only a pretty woman, she’s a different woman. It gets me every time. (Victoria Van Tiem, Love Like the Movies)
You are the only one of your kind – Sunday Adelaja
You are the only one of your kind – Sunday Adelaja.
We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense
We tend to forget that life can only be defined in the present tense (Dennis Potter)
Rightly onward, pursue your dreams
Rightly onward, pursue your dreams (Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!)