{"id":20904,"date":"2013-06-27T21:45:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T03:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=20904"},"modified":"2013-07-03T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T16:39:35","slug":"then-again-a-few-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=20904","title":{"rendered":"Then again, a few more…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThat perfect tranquility of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nAphra Behn, The Lucky Chance, Or, the Alderman\u2019s Bargain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThere are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don\u2019t think all ecstasies are the same!\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nRumi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cBe humble for you are made of earth.
\nBe noble for you are made of stars.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nSerbian Proverb\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cKnowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nJohann Wolfgang von Goethe<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. Millions are condemned to a stiller doom than mine, and millions are in silent revolt against their lot. Nobody knows how many rebellions besides political rebellions ferment in the masses of life which people earth. Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts, as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, to absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nCharlotte Bront\u00eb, Jane Eyre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIf what is seen and experienced is portrayed in the language of logic, we are engaged in science. If it is communicated through forms whose connections are not accessible to the conscious mind but are recognized intuitively as meaningful, then we are engaged in art.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nAlbert Einstein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIf the possibility of the spiritual development of all individuals is to be secured, a second kind of outward freedom is necessary. The development of science and of the creative activities of the spirit in general requires still another kind of freedom, which may be characterised as inward freedom. It is this freedom of the spirit which consists in the interdependence of thought from the restrictions of authoritarian and social prejudices as well as from unphilosophical routinizing and habit in general. This inward freedom is an infrequent gift of nature and a worthy object for the individual.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nAlbert Einstein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAlways do what you are afraid to do.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAll the thoughts of a turtle are turtle.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAll our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root, bud and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAll persons, all things which we have known, are here present, and many more than we see; the world is full.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cBut words are things, and a small drop of ink,
\nfalling like dew, upon a thought, produces
\nthat which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nfrom Don Juan, Canto III.88, George Gordon, Lord Byron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAll the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. \u2026 But with each passing year, and with each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read the books or not.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nNick Hornby, The Polysyllabic Spree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe splendor of the rose and the whitness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it\u2019s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its lovliness.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nSt. Therese of Lisieux<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cA little consideration of what takes place around us every day would show us that a higher law than that of our will regulates events; that our painful labours are unnecessary and fruitless; that only in our easy, simple, spontaneous action are we strong\u2026 Place yourself in the middle of the stream of power and wisdom which animates all whom it floats, and you are without effort impelled to truth, to right, and a perfect contentment.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAll life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAll great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a (wo)man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The technology does not take away the man from the great problems of nature but forces him to study them in more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>detail.\u00a0<\/span>“<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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–\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAntoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cStop insisting on clearing your head \u2014 clear your fucking heart instead.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nCharles Bukowski<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cA man\u2019s action is only a picture book of his creed.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u2014<\/td>\nR.W. Emerson<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThat perfect tranquility of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.\u201d \u2014 Aphra Behn, The Lucky Chance, Or, the Alderman\u2019s Bargain \u201cThere are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don\u2019t think all ecstasies are the same!\u201d \u2014 Rumi \u201cBe humble for you … Continue reading Then again, a few more…<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20904"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20906,"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20904\/revisions\/20906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}