Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal quotes

“The only difference between a genius and one of common capacity is that the former anticipates and explores what the latter accidentally hits upon; but even the man of genius himself more frequently employs the advantages that chance presents to him;”
-- Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal

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“Government owes its birth to the necessity of preventing and repressing the injuries which the associated individuals had to fear from one another.”
-- Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal

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“Thought is the first faculty of man; to express it is one of his first desires; to spread it, his dearest privilege.”
-- Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal

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“There is an infinity of political errors which, being once adopted, become principles.”
-- Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal

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“Whoever considers the number of absurd and ridiculous oaths necessary to be taken at present in most countries, on being admitted into any society or profession whatever, will be less surprised to find prevarication still prevailing, where perjury has led the way.”
-- Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal

Source : Guillaume Thomas François RAYNAL, John Obadiah JUSTAMOND (1783). “A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies. Translated ... by J. Justamond, M. A. The third edition: revised and corrected. With maps adapted to the work and a copious index”, p.349

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“The sanctified body is one whose hands are clean. The stain of dishonesty is not on them, the withering blight of ill-gotten gain has not blistered them, the mark of violence is not found upon them. They have been separated from every occupation that could displease God or injure a fellow-man.”

“Our first duty is to satisfy the spiritual master, who can arrange for the Lord's mercy. A common man must first begin to serve the spiritual master or the devotee. Then, through the mercy of the devotee, the Lord will be satisfied. Unless one receives the dust of a devotee's lotus feet on one's head, there is no possibility of advancement. Unless one approaches a pure devotee, he cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

“Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.”

“The soul of the slave, the soul of the "little man," is as dear to me as the soul of the great.”

“I can't decide if this movie is so spectacularly, breathtakingly dumb as to induce stupidity in anyone who watches, or so brutally brilliant that it disarms all reason. What's the difference?”

Source : "One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Autobots" by A.O. Scott, www.nytimes.com. June 28, 2011.

“My favorite types of movies definitely aren't thrillers, but at the same time you can't deny the genius of Hitchcock's films.”

“There is no such thing as unfortunate genius; if a man or woman is fit for work, God appoints the field.”

Source : Adah Isaacs Menken (2002). “Infelicia and Other Writings”, p.80, Broadview Press

“Genius is a will-o'-the-wisp if it lacks a solid foundation of perseverence and fanatical tenacity. This is the most important thing in all of human life...”

“The architects who benefit us most maybe those generous enough to lay aside their claims to genius in order to devote themselves to assembling graceful but predominantly unoriginal boxes. Architecture should have the confidence and the kindness to be a little boring.”

“It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that.”