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. . . there is no perfect knowledge which can be entitled ours, that is innate; none but what has read more
. . . there is no perfect knowledge which can be entitled ours, that is innate; none but what has been obtained from experience, or derived in some way from our senses.
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
The source of genius is imagination alone, . . . the refinement of the senses that sees what others do read more
The source of genius is imagination alone, . . . the refinement of the senses that sees what others do not see, or sees them differently.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
I was walking down the street with my friend and he said 'I hear music,' as though there's any other read more
I was walking down the street with my friend and he said 'I hear music,' as though there's any other way to take it in. 'You're not special. That's how I receive it too... I tried to taste it, but it did not work.'
People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational read more
People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals. So it is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.
Blake said that the body was the soul's prison unless the five senses are fully developed and open. He considered read more
Blake said that the body was the soul's prison unless the five senses are fully developed and open. He considered the senses the 'windows of the soul.' When sex involves all the senses intensely, it can be like a mystical experience.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. read more
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.