"A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself."

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Source : Axel Munthe (1930). “The Story of San Michele”

Axel Munthe

#Respect Quotes #Men Quotes #Long Quotes

“It seems like a lot of music today is so churned out and simple.”
“The next actor I meet that uses the term 'courageous' to describe another actor's performance is getting punched in the face.”
“When people think of angels, they think flowing robes and halos. But in the Bible, they also look like ordinary people. Why not today?”

Source : Joan Wester Anderson (2009). “In the Arms of Angels: True Stories of Heavenly Guardians”, p.26, Loyola Press
“We've tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question.”
“Beyond the beauty of external forms, there is more here: something that cannot be named, something ineffable, some deep, inner, holy essence. Whenever and wherever there is beauty, this inner essence shines through somehow. It only reveals itself to you when you are present.”
“As we survey all the evidence, the thought insistently arises that some supernatural agency-or, rather, Agency-must be involved. Is it possible that suddenly, without intending to, we have stumbled upon scientific proof of the existence of a Supreme Being? Was it God who stepped in and so providentially crafted the cosmos for our benefit?”

Source : George Greenstein (1988). “The symbiotic universe: life and mind in the cosmos”
“Trying to force creativity is never good.”
“(...) the translator of prose is the slave of the author and the translator of poetry is his rival.”

Source : "Dreams of My Russian Summers". Book by Andreï Makine, September 6, 1995.

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