"If we are generous enough, we can stretch our souls everywhere and everywhen else. If we succeed in doing so, we shall discover that our present embraces the past and the future and that the whole world is our province."

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Source : George Sarton (1959). “A History of Science: Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C”

George Sarton

#Past Quotes #Soul Quotes #World Quotes

“The Buddha said that if we know how to look deeply into our suffering and recognize what feeds it, we are already on the path of emancipation.”
“How to succeed? Try hard enough.”
“In summary, she did jump off a cliff, but she wasn't trying to kill herself. Bella's all about the extreme sports these days." I flushed and turned my eyes straight ahead, looking after the dark shadow that I could no longer see. I could imagine what he was hearing in Alice's thoughts now. Near-drowings, stalking vampires, werewolf friends . . . "Hm," Edward said curtly, and the casual tone of his voice was gone.”
“But the truth is, growing up in California, we knew nothing about hockey.”
“Marriage gives you a new respect for a person.”
“[Lee Morgan] was the only young cat that scared me when he played. He had so much fire and natural feeling. I had more technique, but he had that feeling. People seemed to like him more than they like me at the beginning.”
“Marital love is a reflection of how God loves. It is free, total, faithful and fruitful.”
“The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.”

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