Every cataclysm is welcomed by somebody; there is always someone to rejoice at disaster and see in it the prospect of a new beginning and a better world.
Iain PearsHe (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared to overcome his character to achieve it.
Iain PearsMots clés ambition character personality
I (John Stone) have never had any great desire to abolish poverty or save fallen women; I am, and always have been, deeply suspicious of those who wish to do these things. They normally cause more harm than good and, in my experience, their desire for power, to control others, is very much greater than that of any businessman. p 455 Stone's Fall
Iain PearsMots clés do-gooders-power-paternalism
The simple fact that something has not been done, is no proof that it cannot be.
Iain PearsHe who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.
Iain PearsMots clés evil villainy wrongdoing profit vice
An in experienced traveler would imagine that their land contains the finest buildings, the biggest towns, the richest, best-fed, happiest people in the world.
Iain PearsThe devil himself can become beauty, so we are told, to corrupt mankind."
(Marco)
Mots clés devil beauty religion corruption
And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer wishes him to know, and is thus seduced into believing almost anything.
Iain PearsWho you are is less important than what you seem.
Iain PearsDiplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.
Iain PearsMots clés politics virtue diplomacy
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