"Water from a fountain quenches the excessive heat which would destroy this life. Thus water can be called the only everlasting source of continuous being."

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Nicola Salvi

#Water Quotes #Heat Quotes #Fountain Quotes

“Strength means...acknowledging each of those feelings, your questions and ideas and faith and terror, and meeting what comes with the full force of your heart.”
“Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.”
“We're not very accepting of people who act strangely.”
“There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew it was a desk because it's always a desk. There's always someone at a desk, except when it's a table that functions as a desk. You sit behind a desk, and everyone knows you're supposed to be there, and that you're doing something that involves your brain. It's an odd, special kind of importance. I think everyone should get a desk; you can sit behind it when you feel like you don't matter.”
“If you want to be free, all you have to do is let go.”

Source : Terry Hayes (2014). “I Am Pilgrim: A Thriller”, p.56, Simon and Schuster
“As the antagonism between those who possess, and those who do not, is becoming more acute day after day, we can already foresee a moment when it will bring about ("entraÃ®nera", Fr.) severe (big, high, intense, - "grands", Fr.) disasters, if we do turn (direct, aim, - "dirige", Fr.) life in time the social life in new directions (or ways, - "dans des voies nouvelles", Fr.”
“Not only has one to do one's best, one must, while doing one's best, remain detached from whatever one is trying to achieve.”

Source : Janwillem van de Wetering (2014). “The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery”, p.142, St. Martin's Griffin
“No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't know where the flag was.”

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