Quote by Norman Douglas
It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegia

It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegiance to truth in unimportant matters, to refuse consistently to face her where graver issues are at stake. – Norman Douglas

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The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. – Norman Douglas

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Wisdom
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There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect it bids a man to ponder or create and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide. – Norman Douglas

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When we become a really mature, grown-up, wise society, we will put teachers at the center of the community, where they belong. We dont honor them enough, we dont pay them enough. – Charles Kuralt

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But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security. – Arlen Specter

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Not only is the self entwined in society it owes society its existence in the most literal sense. – Theodor Adorno

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I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that Im supporting. So its not me doing it. – George Soros

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May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air. – Franz Kafka

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