"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."

-- Albert Camus

#Life Quotes #Hope Quotes #Despair Quotes

“O, You who are ever giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing their wounds, You are our true life, luminous, wonderful, awakening the heart from its ancient sleep.”
“If prayer stands as the place where God and human beings meet, then I must learn about prayer. Most of my struggles in the Christian life circle around the same two themes: why God doesn't act the way we want God to, and why I don't act the way God wants me to. Prayer is the precise point where those themes converge.”
“You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.”
“My grandfather used to say, "Learn to like art, music and literature deeply and passionately. They will be your friends when things are bad". It is true: at this time of year, when days are short and dark, and one hardly dares to open the newspapers, I turn, not vainly either, to the great creators of the past for distraction, solace and help.”
“I'm Teoish," Sarene said, successfully spearing something that looked like a marinated piece of shrimp. "We're all this tall." "Father's Teoish too, Kaise," Daorn said. "And you know how tall he is." "But father's fat," Kaise pointed out. "Why aren't you fat too, Sarene?”
“Art always penetrates the particular fissures in one's psychic life.”

Source : Stephen Greenblatt (2011). “The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began”, p.3, Random House
“If society abolishes poetry it commits spiritual suicide.”
“If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, youâ€™re not accomplishing very much.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 3, 2009

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