"Kings may see their palaces fall, but the ants will always have their dwellings."

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Source : Eugénie de GUÉRIN, François Guillaume Stanislas TRÉBUTIEN (1866). “Letters of E. de G. Edited by G. S. Trébutien. [Translated from the French.]”, p.180

Eugenie de Guerin

#Kings Quotes #Fall Quotes #Power Quotes

“When the state of observation is sustained, it changes the quality of your biological structure. The nerves are steady, the chemical system has an equilibrium, and there is relaxation, equipoise. You live in the clarity of knowing who you are.”
“The more we ignore our emotions, the more likely they are to wield a powerful influence over us.”

Source : Chip Conley (2012). “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
“We can now what better is without knowing what good is.”
“It was a great place to write a novel about book burning, in the library basement.”
“Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts? Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts. So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess, And to stop the muscle that makes us confess”

Source : Song: Breakable, 2007
“Eat foods made from ingredients that you can picture in their raw state or growing in nature.”
“Every new skill you learn, every adventure you go on, every new thing you try, it only makes you a better artist.”
“I saw Food, Inc. last night--it was like a horror movie. I'm definitely thinking about my food supply now and how I want to grow my own.”

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