"The great mass of people judge well of things, for they are in natural ignorance, which is man's true state."

-- Blaise Pascal

#Ignorance Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Men Quotes

“Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful.”
“If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, thatâ€™s such a rare gift. Itâ€™s underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics.”
“How odd I can have all this inside me and to you itâ€™s just words.”
“Whether you are aware of them or not, whether you recognize them as spiritual or not, you probably have had the experiences of silence, or transcendence, or the Divine-a few seconds, a few minutes that seem out of time; a moment when the ordinary looks beautiful, glowing; a deep sense of being at peace, feeling happy for no reason. When these experiences come...believe in them. They reflect your true nature.”
“I don't think it is too good especially with music to worry about authenticity, it can get in the way of doing something which comes naturally from your own head which is the most authentic thing [of all].”
“Every time I would arrive in China I would go through a few days of depression from being reminded of both short-term and long-term ruin; the ruining of the city that is happening in the short-term, and the ruining of culture and history that has happened over decades. When you see a building that says so much about the culture that built it being destroyed, there are a lot of emotions. You feel a lot of anger when you see a building being destroyed and realize that it's just a small part of what's going on in the entire country.”
“Las Vegas is a resort whose two chief sources of income are seven and eleven.”
“Old times, as my father used to say: If you're not careful, they'll gut you like a fish.”

Source : Amor Towles (2011). “Rules of Civility: A Novel”, p.75, Penguin

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