“I still say if the ball is there to be won I will go for it, whether with my head or whatever, and if it means us scoring or stopping a goal, I won't think twice.” IfsThinkingMeanStillsGoalBallsStoppingThink Twice Author:John Terry
“Temperance, in the nobler sense, does not mean a subdued and imperfect energy; it does not mean a stopping short in any good thing, as in love and in faith; but it means the power which governs the most intense energy, and prevents its acting in way but as it ought.” WayMeanDoeEnergyActingOughtGood ThingsIntenseImperfectStoppingTemperance Book:The Stones of Venice... Source: The Stones of Venice...
“The only justifiable stopping place for for the expansion of altruism is the point at which all whose welfare can be affected by our actions are included within the circle of altruism. This means that all beings with the capacity to feel pleasure or pain should be included; we can improve their welfare by increasing their pleasures and diminishing their pains.” FeelsShouldMeanActionPainPleasureCapacityCirclesWelfareAffectedExpansionAltruismStoppingOur Actions Book:The expanding circle: ethics and sociobiology Source: The expanding circle: ethics and sociobiology