"Love is the ultimate revelation, the final sanctuary."

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Source : Toyohiko Kagawa (1960). “Kagawa, Japanese prophet: his witness in life and word”

Toyohiko Kagawa

#Love Quotes #Finals Quotes #Sanctuary Quotes

“We're at an interesting phase of Asian and Asian-American writing, where we might succeed in having readers look at us as creative individuals who write with fury and fire about the world, and in new ways, without having them say things like "I read a really good Indian book," or "That Malaysian fellow writes very well." So I hope by identifying as Indian I can get people who don't usually read "ethnic" or "Indian" literature to read that literature and enjoy it.”
“I am of opinion that national greatness is more for the advantage of private citizens, than any individual well-being coupled with public humiliation. A man may be personally ever so well off, and yet if his country be ruined he must be ruined with it; whereas a flourishing commonwealth always affords chances of salvation to unfortunate individuals.”
“Art objects are inanimate sad bits of matter hanging in the dark when no one is looking. The artist only does half the work; the viewer has to come up with the rest, and it is by empowering the viewer that the miracle of art gains its force.”
“You will find your way. Don't be afraid of getting stuck in some of the necessary compromises. Learn everything you can from each experience, even if something seems irrelevant to your true purpose.”
“Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul.”
“If you do something long enough, you uncover life lessons along the way,”
“Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.”

Source : "Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II". Book by Thomas Fuller, 1727.
“He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?”

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