"Though a man excels in everything, unless he has been a lover his life is lonely, and he may be likened to a jewelled cup which can contain no wine."

-- Yoshida Kenko

#Love Quotes #Lonely Quotes #Wine Quotes

“Do not fear the thorns in your path, for they draw only corrupt blood.”
“What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does.”

Source : Gene Wolfe (2007). “The Wizard: Book Two of The Wizard Knight”, p.387, Macmillan
“The ocean is a supreme metaphor for change. I expect the unexpected but am never fully prepared.”
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
“Our chemical and other manufacturing concerns are all too often ready to let the Germans have Latin American markets, provided the American companies can work out an arrangement which will enable them to charge high prices to the consumer inside the United States.”
“People who understand music hear sounds that no one else makes when Frank Sinatra sings.”
“Don't water your weeds.”
“If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him.”

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