The wild deer, wand’ring here and there,
keeps the Human Soul from Care.
(William Blake: Auguries of innocence.)
Κατηγορία: Quotes
Meister Eckhart, «Even the stones have a love…»
Even the stones have a love:
a love that seeks the ground…
(Meister Eckhart.)
Emerson, «All the thoughts of a turtle…»
All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle.
(Emerson.)
Anton Chekhov, «But perhaps the universe…»
Perhaps the universe is suspended
on the tooth of some monster…
(Anton Chekhov: Notebooks.)
Thoreau, «A perfectly healthy sentence…»
A perfectly healthy sentence
is extremely rare.
(Thoreau.)
Joseph Roux, «Maximiste…»
Maximiste, pessimiste.
(Joseph Roux: Meditations of a parish priest.)
Vauvenargues, «Men’s maxims…»
Men’s maxims reveal their character.
(Vauvenargues: Reflections and maxims.)
Malesherbes, «A new maxim…»
A new maxim is often a brilliant error.
(Malesherbes: Pensee et maximes.)
Gracian, «Good things…»
Good things, when short, are twice as good…
(Gracian: The art of worldy wisdom.)
Dante Alighieri, “The wisest are…”
The wisest are the most annoyed
at the loss of time.
(Dante Alighieri.)