Alexandre Vinet quotes
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“God has never ceased to be the one true aim of all right human aspirations.”
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“Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow.”
-- Alexandre VinetSource : Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (1866). “Outlines of Theology”, p.301
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“Imitation causes us to leave natural ways to enter into artificial ones; it therefore makes slaves.”
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“Duty does not consist in suffering everything, but in suffering everything for duty. Sometimes, indeed, it is our duty not to suffer.”
-- Alexandre VinetSource : Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (1865). “Outlines of Theology”, p.238
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“Religion finds the love of happiness and the principles of duty separated in us; and its mission, its masterpiece, is to reunite them.”
-- Alexandre VinetSource : Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (1865). “Outlines of Philosophy and Literature”, p.129
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“God has never ceased to be the one true aim of all right human aspirations.”
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“Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.”
Source : Anthony Hope (2014). “The Dolly Dialogues”, p.106, The Floating Press
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“I have one aim—the grotesque. If I am not grotesque I am nothing.”
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“All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.”
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“I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.”
Source : "Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul discuss their cutthroat relationship on 'Breaking Bad'". Interview with Glenn Whipp, articles.latimes.com. June 10, 2010.
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“Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.”
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