quotes about Moralism

“Building cultures of peace is long-haul work, undramatic and unheralded, and often infinitely tedious, and most of the people doing it probably don't even think of themselves as practitioners of nonviolence. Maybe it's time they did.”

“Education is no substitute for intelligence.”

Source : Frank Herbert (1987). “Chapterhouse: Dune”, p.90, Penguin

“I appreciate all that I am and all that I have. Stop focusing on what you do not have, and shift your consciousness to an appreciation for all that you are and all that you do have.”

“A salesman, like the storage battery in your car, is constantly discharging energy. Unless he is recharged at frequent intervals he soon runs dry. This is one of the greatest responsibilities of sales leadership.”

“The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.”

“Until you know that life is interesting - and find it so - you haven't found your soul.”

“I know that some readers think (The High King) should have ended differently. I cried for three days afterwards.”

“The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow [sic] which can be done to-day [sic]. Never let your correspondence fall behind. Whatever piece of business you have in hand, before stopping, do all the labor pertaining to it which can then be done.”

“Revelations come when you're in the thick of it, pitting yourself up against something larger than yourself”

“People can do all kinds of things that maybe aren't wise in hindsight because of jealousy.”