"She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth."

-- Christina Rossetti

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“I could invent another world. I'm not terribly keen on this one.”
“I certainly think that 10 to 20 years from now, clearly the majority of veterinarians will be women.”
“The first undeniable reality is that every living thing dies, and the second undeniable reality is that we suffer throughout our lives because we don't understand death. The truth derived from these two points is the importance of clarifying the matter of birth and death. The third undeniable reality is that all of the thoughts and feelings that arise in my head simply arise haphazardly, by chance. And the conclusion we can derive from that is not to hold on to all that comes up in our head. That is what we are doing when we sit zazen.”

Source : Kosho Uchiyama, Tom Wright, Jisho Warner (2004). “Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice”, p.11, Simon and Schuster
“I wouldnâ€™t say Iâ€™m a ball hog. Iâ€™m a shooter. I donâ€™t necessarily hog the ball, but I put them up, though. I definitely much rather shoot it than pass it. Thatâ€™s just how I am.”
“Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee.”
“The interest and the feelings are not due to colors; the lines of a painting that move us move us even more in a print.”
“The life of the individual is a continuous combat with errors and obstacles, and no victory is more satisfying than the one achieved against opposition.”
“For me, climbing is a form of exploration that inspires me to confront my own inner nature within nature. Itâ€™s a means of experiencing a state of consciousness where there are no distractions or expectations. This intuitive state of being is what allows me to experience moments of true freedom and harmony.”

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