Devotion quotes

Devotion

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Aristotle Philosopher
Devotion

"While those whom devotion to abstract discussions has rendered unobservant of the facts are too ready to dogmatize on the basis of a few observations."

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Edgar Allan Poe Poet, Writer
Devotion

"The Romans worshipped their standard; and the Roman standard happened to be an eagle. Our standard is only one tenth of an eagle,--a dollar, but we make all even by adoring it with tenfold devotion."

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Joan Didion Author, Essayist
Devotion

"Vegas is the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements, bizarre and beautiful in its venality and in its devotion to immediate gratification."

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Elizabeth Gilbert Author, Memoirist
Devotion

"Your home is that thing to which you can dedicate your energies with such singular devotion that the ultimate results become inconsequential."

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Clark Blaise Author
Devotion

"Indian standards of artistry, and Indian standards of humanity, and Indian standards of love, and of family, devotion, commitment, stand for me as the standard for how one should behave."

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Bertrand Russell Philosopher, Mathematician
Devotion

"It appeared to me that the dignity of which human existence is capable is not attainable by devotion to the mechanism of life , and that unless contemplation of eternal things is preserved, mankind will become no better than well-fed pigs."

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