"Our senses perceive no extreme. Too much sound deafens us; too much light dazzles us; too great distance or proximity hinders ourview. Too great length and too great brevity of discourse tends to obscurity; too much truth is paralyzing.... In short, extremes are for us as though they were not, and we are not within their notice. They escape us, or we them."

-- Blaise Pascal

#Truth Quotes #Distance Quotes #Light Quotes

“I expected Dracula to come jumping out any second. If he did I'd have held up a cross, cause he's allergic to bullshit.”
“The true art of memory is the art of attention.”
“Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance.”
“I have a brother who practiced every bit as much as I did, but he never made pro. In order to make it as a pro you have to develop your God-given skills.”

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“Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.”
“The next summer, 1794, corn grew dear, and distress began in our land.”

Source : Joanna Southcott (1813). “Copies of letters sent to the clergy of Exeter. 1813. A communication sent in a letter to the Reverend Mr. P. in 1797. [1814] A dispute between the woman and the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. The answer of the Lord to the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. A caution and instruction to the sealed. 1807. A warning to the world. [1804] The strange effects of faith. 2d ed. 1801”
“To apologize for what you most wanted to do, to concede that it was obnoxious, boring, 'vulgar and unsafe' --- that was the worst thing.”

Source : Alan Hollinghurst (2014). “The Line of Beauty: Picador Classic”, p.124, Pan Macmillan
“You've got to find the force inside you.”

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