"The profession of the writer has its thorns about which the reader does not dream."

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Source : Henryk Sienkiewicz (1898). “So Runs the World”, London : F. T. Neely

Henryk Sienkiewicz

#Dream Quotes #Doe Quotes #Thorns Quotes

“One who aspires to greatness should read and study, pursuing the True Way with such a firm resolve that he is perfectly straightforward and open, rises above the superficialities of conventional behavior, and refuses to be satisfied with the petty or commonplace.”

Source : "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. II, 1938.
“Design is all about learning from doing, thatâ€™s how we evolve to the best solution.”
“Sometimes you become a character, and sometimes the character becomes you.”
“If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful.”
“Yes, and you should question your government.”
“Endure what life God gives and ask no longer span; Cease to remember the delights of youth, travel-wearied aged man; Delight becomes death-longing if all longing else be vain.”
“Today I walked on the lion-coloured hills with only cypresses for company, until the sunset caught me, turned the brush to copper set the clouds to one great roof of flame above the earth, so that I walk through fire, beneath fire, and all in beauty. Being alone I could not be alone, but felt (closer than flesh) the presence of those who once had burned in such transfigurations. My happiness ran through the centuries in one continual brightness. Looking down, I saw the earth beneath me like a rose petaled with mountains, fragrant with deep peace.”
“It is almost impossible to think of something no one has thought of before, but it is always possible to add different frills.”

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