"There are always some areas world history does not reach, zones of silence and undisturbed ignorance."

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Source : Fernand Braudel (1982). “Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century: The perspective of the world”, p.18, Univ of California Press

Fernand Braudel

#Ignorance Quotes #History Quotes #Silence Quotes

“We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king.”

Source : Brother Lawrence (2006). “The Practice of the Presence of God, and the Spiritual Maxims”, p.61, Cosimo, Inc.
“Liberals and international diplomats (a distinction without a difference) have notorious difficulty understanding how to deal with totalitarian regimes.”
“Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.”

Source : Marcus Garvey (1987). “Marcus Garvey Life and Lessons: A Centennial Companion to the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.189, Univ of California Press
“Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person. Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.”

Source : Yasunari Kawabata (1996). “Beauty and Sadness”, Vintage Books
“furious flutter awakened hummingbird heart hello hello love”

Source : Megan McCafferty (2007). “Second Helpings: A Jessica Darling Novel”, p.354, Broadway Books
“As fathers, we know what a force for life children can be. They represent all of our futures.”
“You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.”
“Mediocrity is my biggest fear. I'm not afraid of total failure because I don't think that will happen. I'm not afraid of success because that beats the hell out of failure. It's being in the middle that scares me.”

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