"Sometimes a journey arises out of hope and instinct, the heady conviction, as your finger travels along the map: Yes, here and here ... and here. These are the nerve-ends of the world ..."

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Source : Colin Thubron (2009). “Shadow of the Silk Road”, p.2, Harper Collins

Colin Thubron

#Journey Quotes #Nerves Quotes #World Quotes

“Jesus said, Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you. For there is nothing hidden that shall not become manifest.”
“Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own.”
“Go, forget me! why should sorrow O'er that brow a shadow fling? Go, forget me, and to-morrow Brightly smile and sweetly sing! Smile,â€”though I shall not be near thee; Sing,â€”though I shall never hear thee!”

Source : Charles Wolfe (1827). “Remains of the Late Rev. Charles Wolfe ...: With a Brief Memoir of His Life”, p.44
“Beauty is not diminished by being shared.”
“It is an unquestionable truth, that the body of the people in every country desire sincerely its prosperity. But it is equally unquestionable that they do not possess the discernment and stability necessary for systematic government. To deny that they are frequently led into the grossest of errors, by misinformation and passion, would be a flattery which their own good sense must despise.”
“Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.”
“Revolt is the right of the people”
“I speak because I can to anyone I trust enough to listen.”

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