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  1. A quotation from Hoffer

    Whenever we proclaim the uniqueness of a religion, a truth, a leader, a nation, a race, a part or a holy cause, we are also proclaiming our own uniqueness.

    Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
    Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 37 (1955)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/hoffer-eric/16479/

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  2. A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:

    «
    I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/727

    #quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile

  3. A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:

    «
    I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/727

    #quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile

  4. A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:

    «
    I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/727

    #quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile

  5. A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:

    «
    I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/727

    #quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile

  6. A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:

    «
    I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/727

    #quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile