It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens. – Bahaullah Category: Patriotism
To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. – George Santayana Category: Patriotism
Every lie is two lies — the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com Category: Honesty
Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion. – Vincent Van Gogh Category: Faith
Were never so vulnerable than when we trust someone – but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy. – Walter Anderson Category: Trust
There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not write. – Thomas Carlyle Category: great
