"On the night of the 1st of September we observed for the first time signs of the natives being in the neighbourhood. Fires were seen on the low land near Cape Frederick Henry, and at daylight we saw the natives with our glasses."

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Source : William Bligh (1838). “A narrative of the mutiny on board his majesty's ship Bounty”, p.13

William Bligh

#Night Quotes #Glasses Quotes #Land Quotes

“God has given us the fascination and mystery of irrational numbers, as one aspect of a rich world”
“Knowledge of death is the beginning of wisdom.”
“We honor those who walked so we could run. We must run so our children soar. And we will not grow weary.”
“A well trained body is a beautiful instrument on which to play the melody of the present moment.”
“Given the conditions under which you're a young person in this society, many things would be at least as important to you as your sexuality.”
“The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and giving them breath of life.”
“A true spiritual teacher does not have anything to teach in the conventional sense of the word, does not have anything to give or add to you, such as new information, beliefs, or rules of conduct. The only function of such a teacher is to help you remove that which separates you from the truth of who you already are and what you already know in the depth of your being”
“You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand.”

Source : L.J. Smith (2008). “Night World No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder”, p.68, Simon and Schuster

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