"There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life."

-- Lin Yutang

#Tea Quotes #World Quotes #Quiet Quotes

“[My novel] took up the sweetest part of my mind and the rarest part of my imagination; it was like being in love and better. All day long when I was busy [...], I had my unfinished novel personified almost as a secret companion and accomplice following me like a shadow wherever I went, whatever I did.”
“There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.”
“When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.”
“The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself.”
“The crux of the matter, is that people don't understand the true nature of money. It is meant to circulate, not be wrapped up in a stocking”
“A mode of thought does not become 'critical' simply by attributing that label to itself, but by virtue of its content.”

Source : Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokal (2011). “Intellectual Impostures”, p.196, Profile Books
“Being a painter myself... whenever I could dispense with architectural precision, I indulged in the picturesque, in which case I sacrificed a few details when necessary in favor of an imposing effect that would give a monument its real character and also preserve the poetic charm that surrounds it.”
“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will poke out his eye to fit in.”

Source : Joan D. Vinge (2002). “Catspaw”, p.82, Macmillan

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