"Plato feels that ethical abstinences and austerities are essential preconditions for the cleansing and opening of the eye of the soul."

-- Thomas McEvilley

#Plato Quotes #Eye Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Protoplasm, simple or nucleated, is the formal basis of all life. It is the clay of the potter: which, bake it and paint it as hewill, remains clay, separated by artifice, and not by nature from the commonest brick or sun-dried clod.”
“The laws against public nudity make no sense. The idea that Jerry Falwell can go topless while Cindy Crawford cannot is an absolute affront to logic, common sense and the 5000 year human struggle for aesthetic taste.”
“The real enemy is the man who tries to mold the human spirit so that it will not dare to spread its wings.”
“I am empty of everything. I am empty of everything but the thin, frail ghosts in my room.”
“In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.”
“When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.”
“An empty book is like an Infant's soul, in which anything may be written,”
“For weeks after 9/11 you could smell the dust and pulverised concrete in New York, and the National Guard came in, so there was a military presence on the streets. It was intense. Overwhelming. Heartbreaking.”

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