"The art of dying graciously is nowhere advertised, in spite of the fact that its market potential is great."

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Source : Milton Mayer (1972). “If Men Were Angels”

Milton Mayer

#Death Quotes #Art Quotes #Dying Quotes

“So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.”
“Architecture has its own realm. It has a special physical relationship with life. I do not think of it primarily as either a message or symbol, but as an envelope and background for life which goes on in and around it, a sensitive container for the rhythm of footsteps on the floor, for the concentration of work, for the silence of sleep.”

Source : Peter Zumthor (1998). “Peter Zumthor”
“You can get a few seasons out of power, even accomplish some things, but over time power can be very damaging to relationships.”

Source : James C. Hunter (2008). “The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership”, p.32, Crown Business
“There is a hill beside the silver Thames, Shady with birch and beech and odorous pine; And brilliant underfoot with thousand gems, Steeply the thickets to his floods decline.”

Source : Robert Bridges (1912). “Poetical Works Of Robert Brides Excluding The Eight Dramas”
“The battle is going very heavily against us. We're being crushed by the enemy weight. We are facing very difficult days, perhaps the most difficult that a man can undergo”
“The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who clings to his crime and lives it over and over.”
“Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.”
“Time is rhythm: the insect rhythm of a warm humid night, brain ripple, breathing, the drum in my templeâ€”these are our faithful timekeepers; and reason corrects the feverish beat.”

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