"The perpetual stream of human nature is formed into ever-changing shallows, eddies, falls and pools by the land over which it passes. Perhaps the only real value of history lies in considering this endlessly varied play between the essence and the accidents."

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Source : MARY RENAULT (1966). “THE MASK OF APOLLO”

Mary Renault

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“Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.”
“Kindness is the connection that links us all together and strengthens the bonds within our communities, neighborhoods, and families.”
“Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.”
“I rarely get mentioned in the same category as these other guys who have come out after me...[b]ut maybe I'm not that, maybe I'm not an Internet rapper.”
“Mostly, I make sure to stay keenly aware of my own shortcomings so that I am more patient with others.”

Source : "Animal Advocate and Author Karen Dawn: The Welfare of Animals and the Earth". Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. January 27, 2015.
“The Goth character was a difficult thing to get my head round. I'm not really a fan of Goth music. I'm more a piano and guitar man - that's what I love.”
“A simple, childlike faith in a Divine Friend solves all the problems that come to us by land or sea”
“Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.”

Source : Carl von Clausewitz (1987). “Roots of Strategy: 3 Military Classics”, p.373, Stackpole Books

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