"Roses by the head, jasmine at the feet so appear the longings that have passed without being satisfied, not one of them granted a night of sensual pleasure, or one of its radiant mornings."

-- C.P. Cavafy

#Morning Quotes #Night Quotes #Feet Quotes

“Service to others should be one of the most basic purposes of family life and schooling.”
“Religion is but a desperate attempt to find an escape from the truly dreadful situation in which we find ourselves. Here we are in this wholly fantastic universe with scarcely a clue as to whether our existence has any real significance. No wonder then that many people feel the need for some belief that gives them a sense of security, and no wonder that they become very angry with people like me who say that this is illusory.”
“The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries.”
“There is an objective reality in which my body and mind are one. But I am not here and never have been.”
“Paul was not ignorant of Satan's devices, but we are not so wise. Among his most successful devices today are these: exalting tolerance above truth; emphasizing the head more than the heart; making size more important than sort; stressing the positive to the neglect of the negative; putting happiness above holiness; majoring on this world instead of the next.”
“The Iranians know what they need to do in order to become a responsible member of the international community and in order to become a good neighbor, and it's really up to them to change their behavior.”
“The IPCC doesn't do any research itself. We only develop our assessments on the basis of peer-reviewed literature.”
“It's like my whole world is coming undone, but when I write, my pencil is a needle and thread, and I'm stitching the scraps back together.”

Source : Julia Alvarez (2007). “Before We Were Free”, p.44, Laurel Leaf

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