“If we desire to live securely, comfortably, and quietly, that by all honest means we should endeavor to purchase the good will of all men, and provoke no man's enmity needlessly; since any man's love may be useful, and every man's hatred is dangerous.” IfsMenShouldMayMeanDesireHonestDangerousHatredEvery ManEndeavorTemperProvokingGood WillEnmityDesire To Live Book:The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author Source: The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author
“Through certain humors or passions, and from temper merely, a man may be completely miserable, let his outward circumstances be ever so fortunate.” MenMayCertainPassionCircumstancesMiserableFortunateTemper Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
“There are two things that have to happen before an idea catches on. One is that the idea should be good. The other is that it should fit in with the temper of the age. If it does not, even a good idea may well be passed by.” IfsShouldWellsMayDoeTwoIdeasHappensAgeFitBe GoodTwo ThingsTemperGood Ideas Author:Jawaharlal Nehru