"Permanence of instinct must go with permanence of form...The history of the present must teach us the history of the past.[Referring to studying fossil remains of the weevil, largely unchanged to the present day.]."
Jean-Henri Fabre
"The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character-building value of privation for the poor."
J. K. Galbraith
Inspiration
I am not a great fan of computers. I do watch videos and analyse which batsman is playing how. Batsmen can play different shots on different days. A batsman may not play cover drives well, but if he connects with two such shots, he starts playing the drive well on that day.
Harbhajan Singh
"A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one."
Benjamin Franklin
"You are young. So you know everything. You leap into the boat and begin rowing. But, listen to me. Without fanfare, without embarrassment, without doubt,I talk directly to your soul. Listen to me."
Mary Oliver
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Inspiration
Saepa stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint scripturas. (Turn the stylus [to erase] often if you would write something worthy of being reread.).
Horace
"Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another."
Emma Goldman
Inspiration
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
Thomas Fuller
"The sad part about our past is that religions, ironically enough, are responsible for creating the most destructive idea that has ever been visited upon the human race: the idea that there is such a thing as 'better.'."
Neale Donald Walsch
"Imagine if we applied as much grace to others as we give ourselves & as much law to ourselves as we apply to others."
Orrin Woodward
"If you ever meet someone who thinks they are so special, the best thing to do is smile. You don’t have to say anything. Be friendly and then go doyour best. That will make you special, too!"
Jeff Hutchins
Inspiration
Within us all are sages, warriors and fools; we more often that not choose the fools.
rassool jibraeel snyman
"I wondered: what happens when a hundred thousand people memorize the same poem? Does anything change?"
Madeleine Thien
Inspiration
While the new Legionnaire man eliminated his enemies in the name of God, with a cross in his hand, the new Communist man eliminated God altogether and stood on His pedestal. They were both equally thirsty for blood.
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