“The eager or dutiful persons who subject themselves to these tidal waves of the classics and the moderns find everything wonderful in an absent-minded way. The wonder washes over them rather than into them, and one of its effects is to make anything shocking or odd suddenly interesting enough to gain a month's celebrity. And so another by-product of our come-one, come-all policy is the tendency to reward cleverness, not art, and to put one more hurdle in the path of the truly original artist.” WayPersonsArtEnoughArtistInterestingWonderPathWonderfulSubjectsEffectsPolicyProductsMonthsGainsOriginalsRewardsWaveTendenciesOddShockingAbsentClevernessHurdleTidal WavesAbsent Minded Author:Jacques Barzun
“I wonder is it because men are cowards in heart that they admire bravery so much, and place military valor so far beyond every other quality for reward and worship.” MenHeartQualityWonderCourageMilitaryWorshipBraveryRewardsAdmireCowardValor Book:Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero Source: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero
“I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy. May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me, even in this life, for every one of my good desires.” MaySoulDesireWonderGoodnessMercyBlessedRewardsMy SoulThis LifeContemplationMagnificenceBeing BlessedGoodness Of God Book:The Life of St. Teresa of Avila Source: The Life of St. Teresa of Avila
“Tonight, the news debated the intelligence of a bear. And it got my wondering why humanity rewards itself for passing tests that we create. And that got me wondering why we care. I've studied enough wars to know that the intelligence of the target isn't on the mind of the person with the gun. Maybe we should stop talking about intelligence and start discussing our grades in compassion.” KnowsShouldMindPersonsWarEnoughCareHumanityTalkingCompassionWonderBearsNewsGunTestsRewardsPassingPassingsGradesTonightTargetDiscussingPassing A Test Author:Paige
“The greatest reward for a children's author is in knowing that our efforts might stir the minds and hearts of young readers with a vision and wonder of the world and themselves that may be new to them or reveal something already familiar in new and enlightening ways.” WorldWayMindHeartMayChildrenMightYoungEffortWonderVisionKnowingReaderRewardsFamiliarHeart And MindEnlighteningWonder Of The World Author:Charles Ghigna