“There’s more to life than drugs and sex.”
The Cornelius Quartet, The Condition of Muzak (1977)
Variant: There’s more than life to drugs and sex. It’s better than nothing.
Source: Harlequin Invisible: or, the Emperor of China’s Court (p. 761)
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Acts 20:35b
New Testament, Acts of the Apostles
“There is no greater tyranny than that of social custom.”
The Dean's Watch (1960), Chapter 10.1
“No! is always easier to say than Yes.”
A Testament (1957)
“There is nothing more exhilarating than understanding.”
Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)
“It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.”
“The trivial travels faster than the profound.”
Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)
“What's more American than violence?”
Hayduke wanted to know. "Violence, it's as American as pizza pie.
The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975)
“...a difficult dialogue is better than no dialogue.”
"International Religious Freedom Summit’s Aftermath: Battle Over Ukraine" https://bitterwinter.org/international-religious-freedom-summits-aftermath-battle-over-ukraine/
“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.”
“It is better to travel well than to arrive.”
“Hitting a child is worse than murder!”
Source: Spoken to parents hitting their children by Irving whenever he saw it. Also spoken in most of the talks he gave on psychological transcendence and awareness. It probably appears in one of the books or magazines with pieces on Q. Hill and Irving Fiske, but I will need to look for it.
Source: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
