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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
“Very well, Uncle,” said Lin. “I bow to your wisdom.”
“Good thing, too. What is the use of wisdom if it is not bowed to?”Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 8 (2003)More about this quote: wist.info/greenwood-kerry/8376…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #kerrygreenwood #phrynefisher #missfisher #missfishersmurdermysteries #acknowledgment #bowing #gratification #respect #wisdom
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How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it!
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1905-12), “Eve’s Diary,” Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 112, No. 1More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/28734/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #twain #marktwain #eve #contentment #credit #deserve #deserving #earn #enjoyment #fulfillment #gratification #happiness #pleasure #result #satisfaction #work
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
Yet it is certain, likewise, that many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of some fictitious good; of something which is not required by any real want of nature, which has not in itself any power of gratification, and which neither reason nor fancy would have prompted us to wish, did we not see it in the possession of others.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/80903…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #comparison #desire #discontent #envy #gratification #jealousy #keepingupwiththejoneses #lack #misery #resentment #unhappiness #want
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
Yet it is certain, likewise, that many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of some fictitious good; of something which is not required by any real want of nature, which has not in itself any power of gratification, and which neither reason nor fancy would have prompted us to wish, did we not see it in the possession of others.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/80903…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #comparison #desire #discontent #envy #gratification #jealousy #keepingupwiththejoneses #lack #misery #resentment #unhappiness #want
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes, and seeing them gratified. He that labours in any great or laudable undertaking, has his fatigues first supported by hope, and afterwards rewarded by joy; he is always moving to a certain end, and when he has attained it, an end more distant invites him to a new pursuit.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/2135/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #accomplishment #difficulty #effort #gratification #greatworks #joy #life #living #pleasure #success
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes, and seeing them gratified. He that labours in any great or laudable undertaking, has his fatigues first supported by hope, and afterwards rewarded by joy; he is always moving to a certain end, and when he has attained it, an end more distant invites him to a new pursuit.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/2135/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #accomplishment #difficulty #effort #gratification #greatworks #joy #life #living #pleasure #success
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We know #octopus are smart glad other cephalopods are getting recognition too!
We Already Knew That #Cephalopods Were Intelligent, but Not to This Extent: A #Cuttlefish Has Passed a Test Designed for #Children
#Scientists have long known that cuttlefish are #intelligent, but a new study reveals a skill no one expected. In a test originally designed for children, these #marine creatures displayed an astonishing level of self-control.
A new study has revealed that common #cuttlefish (#Sepia officinalis) are capable of delayed #gratification, a trait previously thought to be exclusive to intelligent #vertebrates.
By #ArezkiAmiri
#Dailygalaxy @dailygalaxy
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/02/a-cuttlefish-has-passed-intelligent-test-designed-for-children/
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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:
SN 12.53 Saṁyojanasutta: Fetters
“There are things that are prone to being fettered.…”
Read the sutta
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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:
SN 12.53 Saṁyojanasutta: Fetters
“There are things that are prone to being fettered.…”
Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/sn-12-53-samyojanasutta-fetters/?=MDSGet these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS#danger #DependentOrigination #fetters #gratification #SamyuttaNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha
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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:
SN 12.53 Saṁyojanasutta: Fetters
“There are things that are prone to being fettered.…”
Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/sn-12-53-samyojanasutta-fetters/?=MDSGet these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS#danger #DependentOrigination #fetters #gratification #SamyuttaNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha
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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:
SN 12.53 Saṁyojanasutta: Fetters
“There are things that are prone to being fettered.…”
Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/sn-12-53-samyojanasutta-fetters/?=MDSGet these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS#danger #DependentOrigination #fetters #gratification #SamyuttaNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha
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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:
SN 12.53 Saṁyojanasutta: Fetters
“There are things that are prone to being fettered.…”
Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/sn-12-53-samyojanasutta-fetters/?=MDSGet these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS#danger #DependentOrigination #fetters #gratification #SamyuttaNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha
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TARTUFFE: Some joys, it’s true, are wrong in Heaven’s eyes;
Yet Heaven is not averse to compromise;
There is a science, lately formulated.
Whereby one’s conscience may be liberated,
And any wrongful act you care to mention
May be redeemed by purity of intention.
I’ll teach you. Madam, the secrets of that science;
Meanwhile, just place on me your full reliance.
Assuage my keen desires, and feel no dread:
The sin, if any, shall be on my head.
[Le ciel défend, de vrai, certains contentements;
Mais on trouve avec lui des accommodements.
Selon divers besoins, il est une science
D’étendre les liens de notre conscience,
Et de rectifier le mal de l’action
Avec la pureté de notre intention.
De ces secrets, madame, on saura vous instruire ;
Vous n’avez seulement qu’à vous laisser conduire.
Contentez mon désir, et n’ayez point d’effroi ;
Je vous réponds de tout, et prends le mal sur moi.]
Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Tartuffe, Act 4, sc. 5 (1664) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/moliere/65413/
#quote #quotes #quotation #accomodation #carnality #compromise #divinelaw #God, #goodintentions #gratification #heaven #intent #lust #pleasure #seduction #sin #virtue #wellintentioned
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The image captures the storefront of Nordstrom Rack at Old Orchard in Skokie. Three people evoke the biblical Magi with their presence, symbolizing a journey or pilgrimage. The scene blends themes of modern consumption with historical ideas.
#oldorchard #magi #modernlife #urban #urbanex #riochgr #shopping #nordstromrack #urbanphotography #skokie #consumption #photo #worship #photography #gratification #shop
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A quotation from Moliere:
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Some joys, it’s true, are wrong in Heaven’s eyes;
Yet Heaven is not averse to compromise.[Le ciel défend, de vrai, certains contentements;
Mais on trouve avec lui des accommodements.]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/moliere/65413/#quote #quotes #quotation #accomodation #compromise #forbid #God #gratification #heaven #pleasure #sin #virtue