"The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?"

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Source : Georges Duhamel (1918). “The New Book of Martyrs: From the French of Georges Duhamel”

Georges Duhamel

#Sea Quotes #Land Quotes #Horizon Quotes

“Ice cream is my comfort food.”

Source : "Jessie Ware: 'I'm such a bully about food'". Interview with John Hind, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2013.
“Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the message was cut off in the middle. In time there will be millions of us - becoming stronger and stronger - and we will complete the message.”
“Self-censorship as a result of intimidation or social pressures, sometimes referred to as "political correctness", constitutes a serious obstacle to the proper functioning of democracy. It is important to hear the views of all persons,including the "silent majority", and to give heed to the weaker voices.”
“If anybody asks me to do a job, I say, 'Yes.' I've said yes to everything.”
“I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a great story can lift spirits, take you anywhere in the world you want to go and in any time period to boot, and the lessons you learn from a good book can buoy your own convictions and even change your life.”
“It is the people who can do nothing who find nothing to do, and the secret to happiness in this world is not only to be useful, but to be forever elevating one's uses.”

Source : Sarah Orne Jewett (1996). “Novels and Stories”
“Markets rebounded quickly from morning jitters after the London Thursday terrorist bombing.”
“Spiritual growth requires the development of inner knowing and inner authority. It requires the heart, not the intellect.”

Source : FaceBook post by Gary Zukav from Mar 27, 2015

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