"Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue."

-- Demosthenes

#Past Quotes #Issues Quotes #Light Quotes

“If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is the high church.”
“Karma is the beginning of knowledge. Next is patience. Patience is very important. The strong are the patient ones, Anjin-san. patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, fear. If you don't give way to the seven, you're patient, then you'll soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity.”

Source : JAMES CLAVELL (1975). “SHOGUN”
“There are some people who believe that dreams really are just kind of a throwaway thing. They are just a way of your brain processing what's happening during the day, but there's really no meaning to them; a lot of imagery of just flashes of what happened.”
“They say the camera never lies. It lies every day.”
“I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and often unnoticed deeds; many times I thought how nice it would be for them to be recognised, so I hope somehow that in receiving this honour that I represent these people.”
“I'm just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got right now, because who knows what's going to happen tomorrow.”
“Religion is a group of scam artists that sell the calming idea that your body is a temple of God, while your mind belongs to them.”
“I think that all human activity is stupid. Artistic activity is also stupid, but you can see it more clearly.”

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