"Our life is but a grain of sand in the indifferent ocean of infinity."

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Source : Sergei Dovlatov (2011). “The Suitcase: A Novel”, p.13, Counterpoint Press

Sergei Dovlatov

#Ocean Quotes #Infinity Quotes #Life Is Quotes

“How many of us really appreciate the childishness of the unconscious mind?”
“It is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.”
“The propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregard the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained." Inaugural address 1789”
“If the men of property will not support us, they must fall. Our strength shall come from that great and respectable class, the men of no property”
“Hong Kong has been the place where the memory of Tiananmen Square lives on; Hong Kong people have become more and more committed in their resistance to authoritarian government, and also, not surprisingly, committed to safeguarding their culture and heritage as something distinct and worth preserving.”

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“To a large degree, we are still bound to the modern scientific spirit, that characterizes reality merely by its material and mechanic aspects, without including life, consciousness and the intimate communion with that which poets, musicians and artists bring us in their magnificent works.”
“In order to succeed spectacularly you have to be willing to fail spectacularly.”
“Unexpressed good thoughts aren't worth squat!”

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