"Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body."

-- Cato the Younger

#Soul Quotes #Sloth Quotes #Decay Quotes

“Boxing’s an art, it’s a science, and you don’t go out to knock people out. If they happen to get knocked out, they happen to run into one of these bricks by mistake [looks at his fists], that’s their fault.”
“It's always good to have a world that people don't know about - a world that hasn't yet been done. It's like treading on fresh snow. You're the first one there.”
“Ordinary people do not question the commonly accepted version of reality. They conform to the standard values of subduing enemies and cherishing friends and family. Materialism, ambition and mundane achievements are the worldly hallmarks of success. We experience the phenomenal world and our minds as solid and truly existent. Very few people doubt these assertions and question their solidity. Yet, the process of disbelief is the first step on the spiritual path.”
“The very act of committing an experience to the page is necessarily an act of reduction, and regardless of craft or skill, vision or voice, the result is a story beholden to and inevitably eclipsed by source material.”
“New friends may be poems but old friends are alphabets. Don't forget the alphabets because you will need them to read the poems.”
“Have a care lest the wrinkles in the face extend to the heart.”
“I'd tell everyone to come in naked in full body paint.”

Source : "Echo Chamber: Bat for Lashes" by Tom Breihan, pitchfork.com. July 6, 2009.
“The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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