"The human mind is a curious thing. It can take just so much and no more."

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Lin Yutang

#Mind Quotes #Curious Quotes #Humans Quotes

“...freedom can be a full-time job if you let it.”

Source : Pearl Cleage (2010). “Till You Hear from Me: A Novel”, p.161, One World/Ballantine
“Just be what it is that you are, and that is just fine. You don't have to be what you're not in any way. Live that and live that fully, and that is where you discover ecstasy. You can't really have ecstasy as something other than yourself”
“People forget that when you’re 16, you’re probably more serious than you’ll ever be again. You think seriously about the big questions.”

Source : "John Hughes: In Memory" by Roger Ebert, www.rogerebert.com. August 6, 2009.
“In nothing more is the English genius for domesticity more notably declared than in the institution of this festival-almost one may call it-of afternoon tea...the mere chink of cups and saucers tunes the mind to happy repose.”
“If you are trying to sell someone your idea and you can't even define it to yourself, then that is a problem.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“I would love to host someone's bar mitzvah. I would love to do that.”

Source : Source: www.ericspitznagel.com
“When death comes, he respects neither age nor merit. He sweeps from the earthly existence the sick and the strong, the rich and the poor, and should teach us to live to be prepared for death.”
“There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world even though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark. They light the way for humankind.”

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