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The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait until that other is ready, and it may be a long time before they get off. Henry David Thoreau
Aldo Leopold quote: "The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its..."
The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive. Aldo Leopold
When we are born, when we enter this world, it is as if we signed a pact for the rest of our life, but a day may come when we will ask ourselves Who signed this on my behalf? Jose Saramago
It may be well to repeat here the saying that old men talk of what they have done, young men of what they are doing, and fools of what they expect to do. The Negro race has a rather large share of the last mentioned class. Carter G. Woodson
I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings; and there may often be a great deal more suffered than a stander-by can judge of. Jane Austen
A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. The Western world has lost its civic courage . . . . Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elite, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Laurence Stern quote: "What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within this..."
What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life by him who interests himself in everything. Laurence Stern
The road must be trod, but it will be very hard. And neither strength nor wisdom will carry us far upon it. This quest may be attempted by the weak with as much hope as the strong. Yet it is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: Small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere. J. R. R. Tolkien
Jean Giraudoux quote: "v. It would be very odd if two poets were killed in the same..."
v. It would be very odd if two poets were killed in the same way...May on Lake Asquam, by Jean Giraudoux Jean Giraudoux
boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson in your life--...the lesson of your utter insignificance. It is valuable to you, as well as to those you are to rub shoulders with. 'You are finite,' time tells you in a voice of boredom, 'and whatever you do is, from my point of view, futile.' As music to your ears, this, of course, may not count; yet the sense of futility, of limited significance even of your best, most ardent actions is better than the... Joseph Brodsky
We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who look at it, and those who work at it, may see a totally different picture too late. Edward R. Murrow
H. P. Lovecraft quote: "If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his..."
If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his callousness can remain sane to the hideous end! H. P. Lovecraft
Iris Murdoch quote: "Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea,..."
Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port. Iris Murdoch
Why was I chosen?' 'Such questions cannot be answered,' said Gandalf. 'You may be sure that it was not for any merit that others do not possess. But you have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have. J. R. R. Tolkien
Stephen Fry quote: "I like to wake up each morning and not know what I think, that..."
I like to wake up each morning and not know what I think, that I may reinvent myself in some way. Stephen Fry

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