"Has it never occurred to us, when surrounded by sorrows, that they may be sent to us only for our instruction, as we darken the eyes of birds when we wish them to sing?"

-- Jean Paul

#Gratitude Quotes #Eye Quotes #Bird Quotes

“Fear first made gods in the world.”

Source : Publius Papinius Statius, David Roy Shackleton Bailey (2003). “L207n Statius Ii”, p.199, Harvard University Press
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“In your hands The dog, the donkey, surely they know They are alive. Who would argue otherwise? But now, after years of consideration, I am getting beyond that. What about the sunflowers? What about The tulips, and the pines? Listen, all you have to do is start and Thereâ€™ll be no stopping. What about mountains? What about water Slipping over rocks? And speaking of stones, what about The little ones you can Hold in your hands, their heartbeats So secret, so hidden it may take years Before, finally, you hear them?”
“At fifty, that is in 1880, I formulated the idea of unity, without being able to render it. At sixty, I am beginning to see the possibility of rendering it.”
“I've been giving a little gamble on the roulette and just sitting having a coffee with the fans, chatting away.”
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