"The universe appears to me like an immense, inexorable torture-gardenâ€¦Passions, greed, hatred, and lies; social institutions, justice, love, glory, heroism, and religion: these are its monstrous flowers and its hideous instruments of eternal human suffering."

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Source : Octave Mirbeau (2016). “Torture Garden”, p.149, Library of Alexandria

Octave Mirbeau

#Lying Quotes #Flower Quotes #Passion Quotes

“I cannot bear to associate with the ordinary run of people. I have to surround myself with individuals who for the most part are more than a trifle insane”

Source : Wallace Thurman (2013). “Infants of the Spring”, p.120, Courier Corporation
“I was always told that I was too small, too skinny, too slow, not tough enough, and I never ever believed what people told me.”
“Step off assuredly into the blank of your mind. Something will come to you.”

Source : Richard Wilbur, William Butts (1990). “Conversations with Richard Wilbur”, p.109, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“Your past comes with you no matter where you go.”
“My message is, you can accomplish anything, not just on the athletic field, if you're willing to work pay the price. It doesn't matter what your age.”
“Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners.”
“I grew up in a farming family. I hated cleaning out the chickens but loved hatching them and feeding the new born sheep. The smell of hot milk still has a special resonance for me. Harvest was back-breaking work, though... Where do you think Jesus got his biceps from?”
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

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