"For the last month I have been a strict vegetarian. The moral effects of this regime are immense, owing to the voluntary subjugation of the flesh and the resulting absence of desires. You will appreciate how full I am of this idea when I tell you that I expect it to work the regeneration of mankind. I advise you to change over to a natural way of life, with proper nourishment (wholemeal bread), and you will soon feel the benefit."

-- Gustav Mahler

#Ideas Quotes #Appreciate Quotes #Desire Quotes

“With what's happened in the world the last three years, it's easier to see why it's become popular again to diminish and revile Arabs and Muslims in American popular culture.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The wild bird that flies so lone and far has somewhere its nest and brood. A little fluttering heart of love impels its wings, and points its course. There is nothing so solitary as a solitary man.”
“I was walking along a path with two friends â€“ the sun was setting â€“ suddenly the sky turned blood red â€“ I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence â€“ there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city â€“ my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety â€“ and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.”

Source : Edvard Munch's Diary, January 22, 1892.
“God is obviouslt God, and Heaven obviously exsists, and every word spoken here on earth turns heads up there.”
“The true God He has extension, and form, and dimensions. He occupies space; has a body, parts, and passions; can go from place to place. He can eat, drink, and talk”

Source : Orson Pratt (2015). “The Kingdom of God, part 1”, p.16, Latter-day Strength
“An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all.”
“I hate the idea of always having to interpret other people's ideas and thoughts and words, because I'm very independent and, I guess, a free thinker.”
“Adulthood isn't black and white - it's a thousand shades of grey. Or taupe. It's not who you are, it's where you are.”

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