"Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine."

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Source : "To Celia" l. 1 (1616).

Ben Jonson

#Romantic Quotes #Eye Quotes #Wine Quotes

“Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.”

Source : Speech to McGill University School of Architecture, www.arthurerickson.com. October 21, 2000.
“All I ever had before you was nightmares. But now I dream. Because of you.”

Source : Larissa Ione (2011). “Passion Unleashed: Number 3 in series”, p.186, Hachette UK
“Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.”
“Now, if doctors were aware that medicine was not a science and that they were pulling what is undoubtedly the largest and most successful confidence trick ever tried the damage would be fairly minimal. But the problem is compounded by the fact that the vast majority of doctors believe the lie that they are taught; they believe that they are scientists, practising an applied science.”
“For a moment, I felt as if the universe had turned upside down and we were falling softly into an enormous black bowl of stars, and I knew, beyond any doubt, that everything was going to be alright.”
“As with nearly all proposed development standards, the goal is to encourage efficient land use, flexibility and a wide variety of housing types while reducing the potential for negative impacts.”
“I heard a fella say once he'd rather have a rose bud when he was alive than to have a whole rose garden thrown his way after he is gone. It looks like they've (the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1935) thrown the roses my way while I'm still here.”
“It's really not so good to have time. Rush, scramble, desperation, this missed, that left behind, those others too big to fit into such a small space--that's the way life was meant to be. You're supposed to be too late for some things. Don't worry about it.”

Source : Peter S. Beagle (2003). “A fine and private place: The last unicorn”

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