"The world's in a bad way, my man, And bound to be worse before it mends; Better lie up in the mountain here Four or five centuries, While the stars go over the lonely ocean."

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Source : Robinson Jeffers, Tim Hunt (2001). “The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers”, p.564, Stanford University Press

Robinson Jeffers

#Lonely Quotes #Stars Quotes #Lying Quotes

“Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom and skill, and yet without individual acquaintance with men, their haunts and habits, the pursuit of the profession becomes difficult, slow, and expensive.”
“I'd love to venture into TV or do some gritty dramas - Guy Ritchie, that kind of thing.”
“I don't really know what people's perception about Palestinians.All art is to better life. We want to create hope and share with others. Create more pleasure, and object to despair. Really it's about that. A space where we can be less aggressed upon.”
“Blame is safer than praise”
“Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement toward, less a sure thing than a hunch. Faith is waiting.”
“God doesnâ€™t tell you to do hard things so He can stand back and laugh and watch you struggle. He tells you to do things the things that He knows are gonna work out to your good in the end.”
“One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose except for that of affording protection.”
“The world may not applaud us for wiping running noses, driving in carpools, or talking with our teenager into the wee hours of the morning. And until they are trained, our children might not thank us either. But as we set aside our own selfish desires and glorify God by joyfully serving our children, we are pursuing true greatness according to the Bible. Let us do so with tenderness, affection, and with a smile!”

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