"Great is Youth--equally great is Old Age--great are Day and Night. Great is Wealth--great is Poverty--great is Expression-great is Silence."

-- Walt Whitman

#Night Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Expression Quotes

“It must be the ultimate punishment, don't you think, to finally gain wisdom, only to realize that the consequences of your actions are irrevocable?”

Source : Lisa Unger (2010). “Beautiful Lies”, p.193, Random House
“No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition.”
“I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the modifications I made to the decree were proper, that the correct outcome had been obtained, and that in due time all of that would become apparent. And it has become apparent.”
“Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are there. They are dead, but they are there.”

Source : Yakov Smirnoff (1987). “America on six rubles a day”, Vintage
“Time has a different quality in a forest, a different kind of flow. Time moves in circles, and events are linked, even if it's not obvious that they are linked. Events in a forest occur with precision in the flow of tree time, like the motions of an endless dance. (p. 12)”

Source : Richard Preston (2007). “The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring”, p.12, Random House
“The quality of a personâ€™s life is the sum total of the character, good or not so good, of the people whom he has inspired and motivated, directly and indirectly, with his living standard and lifestyle.”
“All forms of tampering with human beings, getting at them, shaping them against their will to your own pattern, all thought control and conditioning is, therefore, a denial of that in men which makes them men and their values ultimate.”

Source : "Two Concepts of Liberty". Book by Isaiah Berlin, 1958.
“Healing of every sort-physical, psychological, energetic, and spiritual-can take place over time or happen in the twinkling of an eye. That our loved ones in heaven know of our suffering and care deeply about us and the onward flow of our lives speaks once again of the love, presence, and connection extending beyond the veil of death.”

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