"In our worship of certainty we must distinguish between the sound certainty and the sham, between what is gold and what is tinsel; and then, when certainty is attained, we must remember that it is not the only good; that we can buy it at too high a price; that there is danger in perpetual quiescence as well as in perpetual motion; and that a compromise must be found in a principle of growth."

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Source : Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1995). “Capistalist Civilisation”, p.106, Verso

Benjamin Cardozo

#Growth Quotes #Gold Quotes #Sound Quotes

“I'm particularly fond of boned chicken breasts with a little garlic under the flesh and cooked in a casserole for 40 minutes with a jar of olives, some cherry tomatoes and a spoonful of olive oil.”
“It's not about 'what can I accomplish?' but 'what do I want to accomplish?' Paradigm shift.”
“The height of all philosophy is to know thyself; and the end of this knowledge is to know God.”
“I think you can measure how pathetic your life is by how much joy you get from learning about other people's faults and troubles.”
“Life is fragile, unless your in the NFL in which case you'll need to wear padding.”
“Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid.”
“There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good.”

Source : "Words of a Sage: Selected thoughts of African Spir". Book by African Spir, p. 56, 1973.
“Some people collect paperweights, or pre-Columbian figures, or old masters, or young mistresses, or tombstone rubbings, or five-minute recipes, or any of a thousand other things ... My own collection is sunrises; and I find that they have their advantages. Sunrises are usually handsome, they can't possibly be dusted, and they take only a little room, so long as it has a window to see them from.”

Source : "I Didn't Come Here to Argue (The Sunrise Collector: What to Do till Your Horoscope Gets There)". Book by Peg Bracken (Fawcett Crest edition, p. 37), 1969.

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