Famous quotes containing the words formation, spread and/or religion:
“The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.”
—Aristotle (384322 B.C.)
“Cap off
and then what? The brains as
helpless as oysters in a pint container,
the nerves like phone wires.
God, take care, take infinite care
with the tumor lest it spread like grease.”
—Anne Sexton (19281974)
“To know a persons religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”
—Eric Hoffer (19021983)