“ Erasmus says that you should praise a ruler even for qualities he does not have. For the flattery gives him to think. And the qualities he presently lacks, he might go to work on them. Hilary Mantel
“ There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if the average couple did not have sex only when the woman feels like it. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her reputation that suffers so much as the stability of her moral universe. The… Naomi Wolf
“ More often than not, expecting to lose weight without first losing the diet that made the weight loss necessary is like expecting a pig to be spotless after hosing it down while it was still rolling i… Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Embrace who you are and your divine purpose. Identify the barriers in your life, and develop discipline, courage and the strength to permanently move beyond them, and keep moving forward. Germany Kent
“ How is it possible that suffering that is neither my own nor of my concern should immediately affect me as though it were my own, and with such force that is moves me to action? Arthur Schopenhauer
“ The problem with a philosophy or a belief is that you soon start changing the facts to fit it. Ashavan