A Quote by Luc de Clapiers
The common excuse for those bringing misfortune on others is that they desire their good.
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When the common good of a society is regarded as something apart from and superior to the individual good of its members, it means that the good of some men takes precedence over the good of others, with those others consigned to the status of sacrificial animals.
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing misfortune to another.
In fact, I'm a bit of a slob, but I've always said my excuse, I have a higher sense of order, I can see it where others can't. That's my excuse for slobbery, I must admit, but I think it's a good one.
Meadowlark and I share a common vision of bringing joy and laughter to others.
I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass.
You should desire for others what you desire for yourself, and hate for others what you hate for yourself. Do not oppress, just as you do not like to be oppressed. Do good to others just as you would like good to be done to you. Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others. Accept that treatment from others which you would like others to accept from you. Do not say to others what you do not like to be said to you.
Later, with time, I learned that although all men are capable of good and evil, the worst among them are those who, when they commit evil, do so by shielding themselves in the authority of others, in their subordination, or in the excuse of following orders. And even worse are those who believe they are justified by their God.
Using, as an excuse, others' failure of common sense is in itself a failure of common sense.
Misfortune is no excuse for cruelty.
When you desire the common good, the whole world desires with you. Make humanity's desire your own and work for it. There you cannot fail.
Good luck in most cases comes through the misfortune of others.
For the truth is that men do not desire to be the Common Man any more than they are the Common Man. They need greatness in others and the occasion to discover the greatness in themselves.
If any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly, those who desire it for others
When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best... They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best...they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime. They’re rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards and they’re telling us what we’re getting.
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