"Herein lies the tragedy of the age: Not that men are poor, - all men know something of poverty. Not that men are wicked, - who is good? Not that men are ignorant, - what is truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men."

-- W. E. B. Du Bois

#Lying Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Men Quotes

“The world is like a mirror; frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile and it smiles, too.”
“Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances.”
“I believe in nurturing creativity and offering a haven for creators, enabling them to develop their ideas to the fullest. With more and more talented creators being drawn to Cirque in an environment that fulfills them, these are ideal to continue developing great new shows.”
“Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else.”

Source : Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.75, Bottom of the Hill
“Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.”
“God is present in every Jiva; there is no other God besides that. Who serves Jiva serves God indeed.”
“Currently, I'm working with a company called DRL Promotions with my partners Dan Wise and Luis De Cubas. We're currently representing over 30 fighters”

Source : "Even at 55, Roberto Duran packs a wallop". ESPN Interview, www.espn.com. September 27, 2006.
“Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.”

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