"One holds a bottle of red wine by the neck, a woman by the waist, and a bottle of champagne by the derriere."

-- Mark Twain

#Wine Quotes #Bottles Quotes #Red Quotes

“It occurred to Dr. Lecter in the moment that with all his knowledge and intrusion, he could never entirely predict her, or own her at all. He could feed the caterpillar, he could whisper through the chrysalis; what hatched out followed its own nature and was beyond him. He wondered if she had the .45 on her leg beneath the gown. Clarice Starling smiled at him then, the cabochons caught the firelight and the monster was lost in self-congratulation at his own exquisite taste and cunning.”
“Time is valuable, and telework is a viable component to help improve quality of life in many ways.”
“Small things done consistently, in strategic places, create major impact.”
“This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly attached to it.”

Source : Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (2003). “Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism”, p.51, Himalayan Academy Publications
“Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply understand that things could be much worse but aren't! To not do that is to always be less happy than he could be.”
“Well, something must be done for May, The time is drawing nigh-- To figure in the Catalogue, And woo the public eye. Something I must invent and paint; But oh my wit is not Like one of those kind substantives That answer Who and What?”
“You would throw away all that we have given you for a manâ€™s love?â€ â€œNot a manâ€™s love,â€ I say softly. â€œBut Duvalâ€™s. And I would find a way to serve both my god and my heart. Surely He does not give us hearts so we may spend our lives ignoring them.”
“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

Source : Khalil Gibran “Selected Short Works of Khalil Gibran”, Library of Alexandria

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