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“You remember my ideal cat has always a huge rat in its mouth, just going out of sight - though going out of sight in itself has a peculiar pleasure.”

Remember Justice Pleasure Huge Mouths Ideals Cat Sight Peculiar Going Out Rats

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)

“When there exists anywhere a state of suffering, a wrong, a condition of affairs that men of feeling deplore and that troubles the conscience of the upright, to become resigned to it is wicked. Although the evil flaunts itself before our eyes, and no remedy is in sight, we must go and seek a remedy. In the creation of the God of Justice, evil can be but a transitory state.”

Men States Feelings Eye Suffering Evil Justice Trouble Conditions Creation Conscience Sight Affair Wicked Remedy Transitory Resigned

Book:Justice

Source: Justice

“To do justice to the figure of Kafka in its purity and its peculiar beauty one must never lose sight of one thing: it is the purity and beauty of a failure.”

Loses Justice One Thing Figures Sight Purity Peculiar

Book:Illuminations

Source: Illuminations

“Pardon me, O perfections of my God, for having preferred imperfect and evil inclinations to Thee! Pardon me, O justice of my God, for having outraged Thee by my sins. Pardon me, O holiness of my God, for having so long stained Thy sight's purity by my sins. Pardon me, O mercy of my God, for having despised so long Thy mercy's voice. In deep sorrow and contrition, I cast myself at Thy feet: Have mercy on me.”

Long Evil Voice Justice Sin Feet Sorrow Forgiveness Perfection Mercy Sight Casts Thee Purity Holiness Imperfect Inclination Pardon Despised Outraged Pardon Me Contrition Deep Sorrow

Author:Ignatius of Loyola

“To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers; but extremely fit for a nation whose government is influenced by shopkeepers.”

People Firsts May Government Purpose Found Nations Justice Fit Projects Sight Social Justice Investing Customers Empires Sole Shopkeepers Great Empires

Author:Adam Smith

“As for garden photographers, how differently they see things. With what ease the camera seems to compose a picture of great beauty with its discriminating lens. The naked eye can't censor some ugly sight on the periphery of vision; the photographer takes the perfect shot and picks for us just what we need to see.”

Needs Seems Eye Justice Perfect Beauty Vision Seeing Picks Shots Garden Sight Cameras Photographer Ugly Naked Ease Lenses Periphery Naked Eyes

Book:A Gentle Plea for Chaos

Source: A Gentle Plea for Chaos