"The slow rhythm of the body, the insistent rhythm of the wit, were they becoming irreconcilable in modern civilisation? The sedentary life, frustration and irritability; work with the body, fatigue - and peace of mind."

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Source : Henry Williamson (1963). “The Power of the Dead”

Henry Williamson

#Frustration Quotes #Mind Quotes #Body Quotes

“Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.”
“It is one thing to have sin alarmed only by convictions, and another to have it crucified by converting grace. Many, because they have been troubled in conscience for their sins, think well of their case, miserably mistaking conviction for conversion.”

Source : Joseph Alleine (1824). “An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners”, p.97
“Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers.”
“Can we reasonably expect happiness from an insatiable appetite which, no matter how it stuffs its belly, is still psychologically like Oliver Twist in the poorhouse, holding up an empty bowl and begging, "I want some more"? Isn't it possible that our dream of the good society contained, from the beginning, a hidden violation of the Tenth Commandment "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods"?”

Source : Joy Davidman (1985). “Smoke on the Mountain: An Interpretation of the Ten Commandments”, p.119, Westminster John Knox Press
“Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape.”
“Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity.”
“I've met Nicole Kidman, Elton John, loads of people.”
“The science and technology which have advanced man safely into space have brought about startling medical advances for man on earth. Out of space research have come new knowledge, techniques and instruments which have enabled some bedridden invalids to walk, the totally deaf to hear, the voiceless to talk, and, in the foreseeable future, may even make it possible for the blind to "see."”

Source : "From Outer Space - Advances For Medicine on Earth" by Hubertus Strughold, contributed in "Space, Its Impact on Man and Society" by Lillian Levy, (p. 117), 1965.

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