"Gentle to others, to himself severe."

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Source : Samuel Rogers (1827). “Poems ... A new edition”, p.258

Samuel Rogers

#Kindness Quotes #Gentle Quotes

“The experiences which drugs induce are as far removed from Reality as is a mirage, from water. No matter how much you pursue the mirage, you will never quench your thirst, and the search for Truth through drugs must end in disillusionment.”
“In the same way 'Lord of the Rings' was an interpretation of the book, 'The Hobbit' is being treated the same way. It will be faithfully represented with a fresh interpretation.”
“The waterfall winks at every passerby.”
“Such a large sweet fruit is a complete marriage, that it needs a very long summer to ripen in and then a long winter to mellow and season it.”
“The moment I'm perceived to be even a tiny bit successful, my career will go down the pan.”
“If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.”
“I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for her to meet me. Later, she started coming to my concerts, but I only got to know her well after her mother died. I rang to see how she was, and that's how it started.”

Source : "Gary Numan: My family values". Interview with Angela Wintle, www.theguardian.com. May 4, 2012.
“I started playing polo when I was nine years old. I'm from Argentina, so in Argentina polo is more of a common thing. We have a lot of horses and a polo tradition and it's something that goes from generation to generation.”

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