"Make few acquaintances."

--

Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild

#Acquaintance Quotes

“This pause in time, within time ... When did I first experience the exquisite sense of surrender that is only possible with another person? The peace of mind one experiences on one's own, one's certainty of self in the serenity of solitude, are nothing in comparison to the release and openness and fluency one shares with another, in close companionship ...”
“As the old Zen saying reminds us, the finger pointing at the moon is not the moon.”
“To put yourself in anothers place requires real imagination, but by doing so each Girl Scout will be able to love among others happily.”
“Surrender is Beautiful. When we surrender Our Soul's beauty is reflected in Life's Stream.”
“Ocean energy can contribute a great deal toward the protection or our atmosphere - without damaging marine ecosystems that are equally vital to the planet's future.”

Source : Miriam Horn, Fred Krupp (2009). “Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming”, p.139, W. W. Norton & Company
“Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention, understand music, have some knowledge of medicine, know the opinions of the jurists, and be acquainted with astronomy and the theory of the heavens”

Source : "De architectura". Book by Vitruvius. Book I, Chapter I, Section 3,
“Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur?”
“Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon one, one may be perhaps luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.”

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