"A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness. [Lat., Prudens futuri temporis exitum Caliginosa nocte premit deus.]"

-- Horace

#Wise Quotes #Future Quotes #Darkness Quotes

“The history of creation is but a succession of battles between amateurs of genius-inspired heretics- and orthodox professionals.”
“His time's forever, everywhere his place.”
“It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching.”
“Hot, dry katabatic winds, like the south foehn in Europe, the sharav in the Middle East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health problems as migraines, depression, lethargy, and moodiness. Some scientists say that this is a myth.”
“Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.”
“When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can't see that from the outside. In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that's motor racing. So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Beyond the wounds of the child and the scars of the man, there is something in the heart of love itself that makes love pathetic.”

Source : Philip Rieff (1979). “Freud: The Mind of the Moralist”, p.164, University of Chicago Press
“And one's wandering proved as sterile and pointless as the excitement produced by a close study of pornographic albums.”

Source : Bruno Schulz, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Goldfarb (2008). “The street of crocodiles and other stories”, Penguin Classics

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