"Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear."

-- Marcus Aurelius

#Nature Quotes #Philosophical Quotes #Men Quotes

“How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is another mystery. Works are not created by one's life; every life is rich in material.”

Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (1998). “Sight-readings: American Fictions”, Random House Incorporated
“Our obsessive focus on college schooling has blinded us to basic truths. College is a place, not a magic formula. It matters what subjects students study, and subsidies should focus on the subjects that matter the most - not to the students, but to everyone else.”
“Education is what you get from reading the small print; experience is what you get from not reading it.”
“As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.”
“I privately say to you, old friend... please accept from me this unpretentious bouquet of early-blooming parentheses: (((()))).”
“Faith is reason denying absurdity in the face of the unknown.”

Source : William Batchelder Greene (1871). “The Blazing Star”, p.6
“While approximately one in every 400 children and adolescents have Type I diabetes; recent Government reports indicate that one in every three children born in 2000 will suffer from obesity, which as noted is a predominant Type II precursor.”
“A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.”

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