Quotemeal: Oct. 23rd, 1964

Friday, October 23, 1964

"The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others."
— Hazlitt

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"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."
— Calvin Coolidge —
"What our Lord did was done with the intent, and this alone, that he might be with us and we with him."
— Meister Eckhart —
"In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him."
— C. S. Lewis —
"The point of having an open mind, like having an open mouth, is to close it on something solid."
— G. K. Chesterton —

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Illustration of Hazlitt — "The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others."

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