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Angelus Silesius (1624 - 1677)
CREATURES ARE GOOD
Dost thou complain that creatures thwart thy Godward road?
How so? To me all creatures are a way to God. -
Angelus Silesius (1624 - 1677)
ACCIDENT AND ESSENCE
Become essential, Man! When the world fails at last,
Accident falls away, but Essence, that stands fast.
A RIGHT JUDGEMENT BRINGETH NOT SADNESS
The true and proper worth of things
Who understandeth to assay,
Will never sorrow overmuch
For aught that Time can bear away.
CHILDREN WEEP FOR DOLLSA child that weepeth for its dolls ( Read more... ) -
Angelus Silesius (1624 - 1677)
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All thou wouldst have lies now within thee, every whit
'Tis thine-so long as thou dost never strive for it.
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He who hath honour in himself
Seeketh no honour among men.
Seekest thou honour in the world,
'Tis not thine own but alien.
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From The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Good ink cannot be the quick kind, ready to pour out of a bottle. You can never be an artist if your work comes without effort. That is the problem with modern ink from a bottle. You do not have to think. You simply write what is swimming on the top of your brain. And the top is nothing but pond scum, dead leaves and mosquito spawn. But when you ( Read more... ) -
Smörgåsbord
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Vincent Van Gogh - "I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it."
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Interesting things wot I found on the internets
Can the way you sit, walk or stand change the way you feel and act? -
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Very entertaining talk about Classical Music! Among much else.
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