"The sap of Spring in the young wood a-stir Will celebrate with green the Mother, And every song-bird shout awhile for her; But we are gifted, even in November Rawest of seasons, with so huge a sense Of Her nakedly worn magnificence We forget cruelty and past betrayal, Heedless of where the next bright bolt may fall."

-- Robert Graves

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“This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?”
“We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.”
“Whoever embarks with women embarks with a storm; but they are themselves the safety boats.”
“You can miss a lot by sticking to the point.”
“Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures.”
“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.”
“The first priority to the ninja is to win without fighting.”

Source : Masaaki Hatsumi (1988). “Essence of Ninjutsu”, McGraw-Hill Education
“Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.”

Source : Source: www.ericspitznagel.com

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