Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.
Quote by Walter Savage Landor
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Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.
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Walter Savage Landor Quotes
- Ambition is but avarice on stilts and masked.
- People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.
- Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.
- Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.
- We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
- We are no longer happy as soon as we wish to be happier.
- We talk on principle, but we act on interest.
- Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.
Best Quotes
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- Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us.
- The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
- The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.
- Do I get up every morning and ask: am I doing the things that I believe in and am I doing them for the best possible motives? Yes. Unambiguously yes.
- It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.
- It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
- The world only goes round by misunderstanding.
- Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
- We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.