"Life is a long headache in a noisy street."

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Source : John Masefield (1923). “The Collected Poems”

John Masefield

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“Architecture and architectural freedom are above all a social issue that must be seen from inside a political structure, not from outside it,”
“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”
“People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I play; I'm not caught up in defining the type of music I play.”
“Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.”
“At your next dinner party, try playing the following game. Challenge everyone around the table to produce a single drug that can cure people of an illness, other then antibiotics. If you come up with anything, stop whatever you are doing and call me.”
“Being young you have not known The fool's triumph, nor yet Love lost as soon as won, Nor the best labourer dead And all the sheaves to bind.”
“It is a really good question. The other day I was praying over something as I was running, and I ended up saying to God, â€˜Look, this is all very well, but isnâ€™t it about time you did something, if youâ€™re there?â€™ Which is probably not what the archbishop of Canterbury should say.”
“Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion, and when you have them, you are compelled to act.”

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