"As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of the 'illusory' world and speak only of Enlightenment. Or else they chatter of cosmic activities leading to transformations, while neglecting the Substance from which they spring--indeed, there is NEVER any profit in discussion."

-- Huangbo Xiyun

#Spring Quotes #Reality Quotes #Roots Quotes

“Sometimes all you can do is say, 'Wow.'”
“No one can do inspired work without genuine interest in his subject and understanding of its characteristics.”

Source : Andreas Feininger (1952). “Advanced photography: methods and conclusions”
“Luce: "But what about all those other times, when I die before we kiss, before--" Bill: "Before you even have a chance to see how toxic your relationship might become?”
“People don't run out of dreams - people just run out of time.”

Source : Song: River Of Dreams
“I have a very positive outlook on things. It's hard to predict how actual books are going to do but I'm not freaked out about ebooks taking over. I think there are probably more active readers now because of computers and iPhones.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, donâ€™t hesitate. Give in to it.”

Source : Mary Oliver (2017). “Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver”, p.68, Penguin
“I was Versace's muse, I was Valentino's muse, I was Alaia's muse, Lancetti's muse, Calvin Klein's, Halston's. I could go on and on.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.”

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