"There seems to be no part of knowledge in fewer hands than that of discerning when to have done."

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Jonathan Swift

#Hands Quotes #Done Quotes #Discernment Quotes

“I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer.”
“The main obligation is to amuse yourself.”

Source : "I Seem to be a Verb". Book by Buckminster Fuller, p. 62, 1970.
“Dust in an urn long since, dispersed and dead Is great Apollo; and the happier he”
“Stop protesting the hand you've been dealt! Become partners with your life instead of making it an exhausting wrestling match.”

Source : Judith Orloff, M.D. (2014). “The Power of Surrender: Let Go and Energize Your Relationships, Success, and Well-Being”, p.311, Harmony
“It is, however, a most astonishing but incontestable fact, that the history of the evolution of man as yet constitutes no part of general education. Indeed, our so-called "educated classes" are to this day in total ignorance of the most important circumstances and the most remarkable phenomena which Anthropogeny has brought to light.”

Source : Ernst Haeckel (1883). “The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human Ontogeny and Phylogeny”
“'American Dad' is, by its nature, much more political.”
“We have more than enough programs, organisations, parties, and strategies in the world for the alleviation of suffering and injustice.”

Source : Sulak Sivaraksa (1992). “Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society”
“Heart turned to me, his face thoughtÂful. â€œYesÂterÂday mornÂing. Yes, that means that Daphne hadnâ€™t been home for two days beÂfore that.â€ He smiled at me. â€œYou were supÂposed to be the AlÂphaâ€™s eye canÂdy.â€ Adam laughed. â€œWhat?â€ I asked him. â€œYou donâ€™t think Iâ€™d be good eye canÂdy?â€ I looked down at my overÂalls and grease-â€‹stained hands. Iâ€™d torn anÂothÂer nail to the quick. â€œHonÂey is eye canÂdy,â€ said Ben apoloÂgetÂicalÂly. â€œYouâ€™re . . . just you.â€ â€œMine,â€ said Adam, edgÂing beÂtween Heart and me. â€œMine is what she is.”

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