"And so it was I entered the broken world To trace the visionary company of love, its voice An instant in the wind (I know not whither hurled) But not for long to hold each desperate choice."

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Source : Hart Crane (1970). “The bridge: a poem”

Hart Crane

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“When water isn't rippled, it is naturally still. When a mirror isn't clouded, it is clear of itself. So the mind is not to be cleared; get rid of what muddles it, and its clarity will spontaneously appear. Pleasure need not be sought; get rid of what pains you, and pleasure is naturally there.”
“During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.”
“Knowledge increases in proportion to its use; that is, the more we teach the more we learn.”
“Calculus, the electrical battery, the telephone, the steam engine, the radio - all these groundbreaking innovations were hit upon by multiple inventors working in parallel with no knowledge of one another.”

Source : "Kevin Kelly and Steven Johnson on Where Ideas Come From". www.wired.com. September 27, 2010.
“The only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law.”

Source : William Jones, John Shore (1807). “The Works of Sir William Jones”, p.163
“You can always spot a fool, for he is a man who will tell you he knows who is going to win an election.”

Source : Robert Harris (2006). “Imperium”, Hutchinson Radius
“The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire, the less I seem to know...Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly [with your God]. This is enough.”
“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.”

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