Aristotle Quotes
The virtues [moral excellence] therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to receive them, and this capacity is brought to maturity by habit.
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You can't expect to make no effort. You still have to make the effort and be kind and understanding.
Zooey Deschanel
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An early-rising man is a good spouse but a bad husband.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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I'm a big believer in the idea that while we are the sum of our tears, we are also the product of our choices in how we deal with those tears.
J. Michael Straczynski
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Failure is a part of success.
Hank Aaron
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I think it's good to have surprises in fashion because we always see the same things.
Carine Roitfeld
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The Church was the preserver of the remnants of intellectual culture, the sole schoolmistress of the raw peoples. Her clergy long had almost a monopoly of education, and were the secretaries of the nobles, the chancellors and prime ministers of kings.
Walter Rauschenbusch
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You cannot have a private relationship in a public arena. You must look to an inner circle of people who really know you. Don't expect to have that kind of intimate relationship with people who only know you publicly. Do not seek to be understood by the world.
T. D. Jakes
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Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.
Archibald Alexander
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When you really want love you will find it waiting for you.
Oscar Wilde
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Everything in the world is actually connected. That means, even if we get separated, we'll never be alone
Ohtaka Shinobu
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According to scriptures at least I know the Bible states not to make any permanent marks on your body.
Bill Vaughan
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Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
Henry Ward Beecher
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The way I talk is bizarre.
Karl Lagerfeld
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One thing that really drew me to him the first time I saw him play was his leadership ability within the team.
John McCormack
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There is nothing permanent except change. [Therefore enjoy what good you have while you have it and endure and outlast what bad you can't cure immediately]
Heraclitus
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I was freaking out when Brooks & Dunn were breaking up. I thought 'We play a ton of rodeos, and I thought this was such a cowboy deal, and I don't wear a hat. They might not think I'm a cowboy. That might sound ridiculous to a lot of people, but apparently, it meant something to me. I wound up with a cowboy tattoo from my elbow to my wrist.
Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn
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My purpose in life always has been to avoid work. And I hear these people saying, "I work hard and I pay my taxes." Well, you're an asshole.
Malachy McCourt
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The trouble with travelling back later on is that you can never repeat the same experience.
Michael Palin
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Jesus tells you exactly how to get it. Put your money in missions-and in your church and the poor-and your heart will follow.
Randy Alcorn
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For several centuries, the Celtic church of Ireland was spared the Greek dualism of matter and spirit. They regarded the world with the clear vision of faith. When a young Celtic monk saw his cat catch a salmon swimming in shallow water, he cried, "The power of the Lord is in the paw of the cat!"
Brennan Manning
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The virtues [moral excellence] therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to receive them, and this capacity is brought to maturity by habit.
Aristotle