Common sense isn't.
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| As a philanthropist in general, and a friend to the Polynesians in particular, I hope that these Edens of the South Seas, blessed with fertile soils and peopled with happy natives, many being yet uncontaminated by the contact of civilization, will long remain unspoiled in their simplicity, beauty, and purity. And as for annexation, I beg to offer up an earnest prayer—and I entreat all present and all Christians to join me in it—that the banns of that union should be forbidden until we have found for ourselves a civilization morally, mentally, and physically higher than one which has culminated in almshouses, prisons, and hospitals. |
| ~ Herman Melville (1819–1891), U.S. author. “The South Seas” (1858-59), The Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces 1839-1860, The Writings of Herman Melville, vol. 9, eds. Harrison Hayford, Alma A. MacDougall, and G. Thomas Tanselle (1987). A lecture. ~ |
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| No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency. |
| ~ Theodore Roosevelt, The strenuous Life. ~ |
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| According to Buddhist practice, basically there are three stages or steps. The initial stage is to reduce attachment toward life. The second stage is the elimination of desire and attachment to this samsara. Then in the third stage, self-cherishing is eliminated. As a result of rigorous practice I feel there is a possibility of cessation; i.e. nirvana. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, February 3, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
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| Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot. |
| ~ Sophocles, Electra, 1007. ~ |
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| His mien and his language were so noble and fearless in the hour of death that to me he appeared blessed. |
| ~ -On Socrates, Plato ~ |
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| This story will not go down. |
| ~ Henry Fielding, Tumble-down Dick. ~ |
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| "Who did you pass on the road?" the King went on, holding out his hand to the Messenger for some more hay. "Nobody," said the Messenger. "Quite right," said the King: "this young lady saw him too. So of course Nobody walks slower than you." |
| ~ Through the Looking-Glass Chapter vii ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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