"To the Greeks, the supreme function of music was to "praise the gods and educate the youth". In Egypt... Initiatory music was heard only in Temple rites because it carried the vibratory rhythms of other worlds and of a life beyond the mortal."

-- Plutarch

#Inspiration Quotes #Egypt Quotes #Other Worlds Quotes

“The wise may find in trifles light as atoms in the air, some useful lesson to enrich the mind.”

Source : John Godfrey Saxe (1873). “The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe”, p.334
“A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic dead or alive - Hajime Saito”
“I will never apologize to the Jewish community for telling the truth”
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.”

Source : Walt Whitman, Ezra Greenspan (2005). “Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself": A Sourcebook and Critical Edition”, p.110, Psychology Press
“When you play against good people, that's when you focus your concentration. Your sense of urgency to be disciplined in your execution all become more critical. Sometimes you get away with doing things not quite right against lesser competition, but when you play against real good people that's when it shows up.”
“There is a time to make money and a time to not lose money.”
“I've always liked trees. And then, growing up, I took an interest in ecology, hedges being destroyed, the landscape being turned into prairies.”
“My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.”

Source : "Wherein a warning is delivered" by Jamie Zawinski, www.dnalounge.com. April 18, 2004.

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