Ralph W. Gerard famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

All the manifested world of things and beings are projected by imagination upon the substratum which is the Eternal All pervading Vishnu , whose nature is Existence- Intelligence ; just as the different ornaments are all made out of the same gold.
Can art be completely invented? It's a matter of shaping reality with the help of imagination.
If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'
The simplest answer is to act.
The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap
Poetry is unfallen speech. Paradise knew no other, for no other would suffice to answer the need of those ecstatic days of innocence.
It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
A true disciple inquires not whether a fact is agreeable to his own reason.His pride has yielded to the divine testimony.
Just as we are often moved to merriment for no other reason than that the occasion calls for seriousness, so we are correspondingly serious when invited too freely to be amused.

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