"There is a twofold meaning in every creature, a literal and a mystical, and the one is but the ground of the other."

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Source : John Smith, Simon Patrick, John Worthington (1821). “Select discourses”, p.467

John Smith

#Mystical Quotes #Awe Quotes #Creatures Quotes

“Our society nurtures the illusion that all the rewards go to the people who are perfect. But many of us are finding out that trying to be perfect is costly.”
“I was afraid of looking into my heart...afraid of thinking seriously about anything...I did not want to know whether I was loved, and I did not want to admit to myself that I was not loved...”
“Speed has become an important element of strategy.”
“Music is about imagination. It's about thought. It's about creating something from nothing.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Where some may see flat, static narratives, I see a spectrum of tonal gradations and realities. What I am creating is literally black portraiture with ballpoint pen ink. I'm looking for that in-between state in an individual where the overarching definition is lost. Skin as geography is the terrain I expand by emphasizing the specificity of blackness, where an individualâ€™s subjectivity, various realities and experiences can be drawn onto the diverse topography of the epidermis. From there, the possibilities of portraying a fully-fledged person are endless.”
“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.”
“When prosperous the fool trembles for the evil that is to come; in adversity the philosopher smiles for the good that he has had.”
“Here was a man with loads of talent, loads of ability, lots of love to give; but that had been stifled and aborted. I became very fond of that character.”

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