"Most of us would be far enough from vanity if we heard all the things that are said about us."

-- Joseph Rickaby

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“When all the words have been written, and all the phrases have been spoken, the great mystery of life will still remain. We may map the terrains of our lives, measure the farthest reaches of the universe, but no amount of searching will ever reveal for certain whether we are all children of chance or part of a great design. And who among us would have it otherwise? Who would wish to take the mystery out of the experience of looking into a newborn infant's eyes?”
“We aren't bodies at all; who we are is the love inside us, and it is that love alone that determines our value. When our minds are filled with light, there is no room for darkness.”
“Books are personal, passionate. They stir emotions and spark thoughts in a manner all their own, and I'm convinced that the shattered world has less hope for repair if reading becomes an ever smaller part of it.”
“You're either an activist or an inactivist. I want to stop this.”
“Warren Buffett pays taxes on a smaller percentage of his billions in income than his cleaning lady.”
“I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now.”
“Civilization has ceased to be that delicate flower which was preserved and painstakingly cultivated in one or two sheltered areas of a soil rich in wild species ... Mankind has opted for monoculture; it is in the process of creating a mass civilization, as beetroot is grown in the mass. Henceforth, man's daily bill of fare will consist only of this one item.”

Source : Claude Levi-Strauss (2012). “Tristes Tropiques”, p.44, Penguin
“As a kid I was goofy and creative and sensitive. I like to think I'm all of those now too - just with wrinkles.”

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