"The lonely wanderer, who watches by the seashore the waves that roll between him and his home, talks of cruel facts, material barriers that, just because they are material, and not ideal, shall be the irresistible foes of his longing heart."

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Source : Josiah Royce (2015). “The Spirit of Modern Philosophy: An Essay in the Form of Lectures”, p.353, Courier Dover Publications

Josiah Royce

#Lonely Quotes #Home Quotes #Heart Quotes

“Human work must be done honourably and thoroughly, because we are now Men; whether we ever expect to be angels, or were ever slugs, being practically no matter.”
“The reality is this city will not be the same for a while, ... We're not saying bring New Orleans back today.”
“When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature.”
“But all that being said about modulation, if you're serving people delicious food, they won't complain.”
“Maybe lifting someone elseâ€™s weight makes yours a little more bearable”
“It's a big pay off when I see a woman wearing my stuff. It's really gratifying.”
“No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr. If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Goering. You may call me Meyer.”

Source : Addressing the Luftwaffe in September 1939. "August 1939: The Last Days of Peace" by Nicholas Fleming, p. 171, 1979.
“Medicine allows people to live who would otherwise die, so antibiotics will let people survive infections that they might be otherwise very vulnerable to and even little things might make a big difference, so I wear eyeglasses because my eyes aren't particularly strong, before there were eyeglasses someone at my age would probably not be good for much.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com

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