"Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a stallholder in a market, it is always ourselves that we are describing."

-- Guy de Maupassant

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“The going is the goal.”

Source : Horace Meyer Kallen (1968). “Patterns of progress”
“It sloweth age, it strengtheneth youth, it helpeth digestion, it abandoneth melancholie, it relisheth the heart, it lighteneth the mind, it quickenth the spirits, it keepeth and preserveth the head from whirling, the eyes from dazzling, the tongue from lisping, the mouth from snaffling, the teeth from chattering and the throat from rattling; it keepeth the stomach from wambling, the heart from swelling, the hands from shivering, the sinews from shrinking, the veins from crumbling, the bones from aching, and the marrow from soaking.”
“Flowers and fruit are only the beginning. In the seed lies the life and the future.”

Source : Marion Zimmer Bradley (2001). “The Mists of Avalon”, p.769, Ballantine Books
“It’s just as easy to lie to yourself as it is to lie to other people. Maybe easier.”

Source : David Lubar (2007). “Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie”, Puffin Books
“The way I've been brought up to is take critiques and turn them into positives in my game.”
“Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.”
“A nation's path to greatness lies in its economic prowess and ... militarism, empire, and aggression lead to a dead end.”

Source : Fareed Zakaria (2011). “The Post-American World: Release 2.0 (International Edition)”, p.108, W. W. Norton & Company
“Without love, without humor, yoga is just a lot of hard work.”

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