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Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. -Epictetus.
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. -Epictetus.
To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, incomplete. Then our memory is selective. Finally, writing transforms.
To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, incomplete. Then our memory is selective. Finally, writing transforms.
After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, read more
After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life. Within decades we must close our eyes again. Isn’t it a noble, an enlightened way of spending our brief time in the sun, to work at understanding the universe and how we have come to wake up in it? This is how I answer when I am asked—as I am surprisingly often—why I bother to get up in the mornings.
What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort read more
What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are. -C. S. Lewis.
Penetration seems a kind of inspiration; it gives me an idea of prophecy.
Penetration seems a kind of inspiration; it gives me an idea of prophecy.
Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. read more
Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. -Hans Margolius.
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
Simple people ... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
Simple people ... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of.
The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of.
