“Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts”
Francis Bacon Sr.
“Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.”
Albert Einstein
“There is no paradise for you or me.”
Maz no Paradise
“Not one or two, Subhuti, not one or two, but all the beings - men, women, animals, birds, trees, rocks. All the beings in the world. One should create such a determination that `I will lead all of them into nirvana'.”
Buddha
“It is in games that many men discover their paradise.”
Robert Lynd
“England is the paradise of women, the purgatory of men, and the hell of horses.”
John Florio
“The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that press and camera will report their exact dimensions.”
Barbara Ward
