"The vices of some men are magnificent."

-- Charles Lamb

#Men Quotes #Vices Quotes #Magnificent Quotes

“So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust war are the American troops called on to fight it. Their service should be honored.”
“In earlier days, even as a child, the beauty of landscapes was quite clear to me. A background for the soul's moods. Now dangerous moments occur when Nature tries to devour me; at such times I am annihilated, but at peace. This would be fine for old people but I... I am my life's debtor, for I have given promises...”
“I think there are certain ways that people are always themselves, but I do think people change”

Source : "HBO's 'Enlightened' Take On Modern Meditation". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.nhpr.org. October 10, 2011.
“The research worker, in his efforts to express the fundamental laws of Nature in mathematical form, should strive mainly for mathematical beauty. He should take simplicity into consideration in a subordinate way to beauty ... It often happens that the requirements of simplicity and beauty are the same, but where they clash, the latter must take precedence.”

Source : Lee Smolin (2013). “Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe”, p.141, Knopf Canada
“Those people who have got wisdom are very lucky people, but wisdom comes from no source but your own understanding of life. When a person starts thinking, "Why am I doing such and such thing ? What is the effect of my doing ? What is the result of my behaviour ? Is it good for me or bad for me ? " , then wisdom comes.”
“Owls hoot in B flat, cuckoos in D, but the water ousel sings in the voice of the stream. She builds her nest back of the waterfalls so the water is a lullaby to the little ones. Must be where they learn it.”
“Anytime we're interacting with someone, we're judging them, we're sharing expectations, we think they didn't live up to those expectations.”
“Friends are the leaders of the bosom, being more ourselves than we are, and we complement our affections in theirs.”

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