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“The absolute contingency of the encounter takes on the appearance of destiny. The declaration of love marks the transition from chance to destiny and that's why it is so perilous and so burdened with a kind of horrifying stage fright.”
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“It is easy to be lenient at other people's expense, and call it generosity of mind.”
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“Withdraw into yourself and look.”
Source : Plotinus, Elmer O'Brien (1964). “The Essential Plotinus”, p.42, Hackett Publishing
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“Well, (Michael) Jordan was definitely one of the kings of the game. There's no question that he was one of the more dominant figures. If you look at the top ten players of all time, he was certainly one of the most dominant guys.”
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“When the storm has passed, put your energy into rebuilding your life, don't waste time looking back.”
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“Clouds float in the same pattern only once.”
Source : Twitter post from May 15, 2017
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“We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. -”
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“Books delight us when prosperity smiles upon us; they comfort us inseparably when stormy fortune frowns on us.”
Source : Richard De Bury (2006). “The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of R”, p.94, Cosimo, Inc.