"A wise man can do no better than to turn from the churches and look up through the airy majesty of the wayside trees with exultation, with resignation, at the unconquerable uncomplicated sun."

-- Llewelyn Powys

#Wise Quotes #Nature Quotes #Men Quotes

“I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation.”
“But say you do find the right people - how do you love them without smothering them?...How do you not suffocate them with all the love you've built up in their absence?”
“There's no polite way to say to somebody (religious followers) 'Do you realize you've wasted your life?”
“Interpretation is a task that we repeatedly have to take up and start again from the beginning, Sisyphus-like. But, as Camus said, we must always imagine Sisyphus happy, and this is not so difficult when it's a matter of texts that reveal important truths about being human.”
“It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.”
“Our institute's agenda is relatively simple. We study the relationship between social-economic change and culture. By culture we mean beliefs, values and lifestyles. We cover a broad range of issues, and we work very internationally.”
“Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.”
“...one cannot actively help a woman to give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecsessarily.”

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