"Have you ever observed a humming-bird moving about in an aerial dance among the flowers - a living prismatic gem.... it is a creature of such fairy-like loveliness as to mock all description."

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Source : William Henry Hudson (2010). “Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest”, p.111, The Floating Press

William Henry Hudson

#Moving Quotes #Flower Quotes #Bird Quotes

“It is called the real presence, not in an exclusive sense, as though other forms of presence were not real, but by reason of its excellence. It is the substantial presence by which Christ is made present without doubt, whole and entire, God and man.”
“Yet he was jealous, though he did not show it, For jealousy dislikes the world to know it.”
“I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again...”
“There is no guiding principle, because the work that is created in collaborations should be created from its own principles.”

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“There aren't many such enthusiasts born. The average person is not especially curious about the world. He is alive, and being somehow obliged to deal with this condition, feels the less effort it requires, the better. Whereas learning about the world is labor, and a great all-consuming one at that. Most people develop quite antithetical talents, in fact - to look without seeing, to listen without hearing, mainly to preserve onself within oneself.”

Source : Ryszard Kapuscinski (2009). “Travels with Herodotus”, p.267, Vintage
“Where there is clarity, there is no choice. And where there is choice, there is misery. But then, why should I speak, since I know nothing?”
“Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.”
“The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.”

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