This Being of mine, whatever it really is, consists of a little flesh, a little breath, and the part which governs. Book II
“Each Morn a thousand Roses brings, you say; / Yes, but where leaves the Rose of Yesterday?” Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
“In the search for truth man makes two steps forward and one step back. Suffering, mistakes, and weariness of life thrust them back, but the thirst for truth and stubborn will drive them on and on.” Seagull
Often the best in us springs from the worst in us. Reflections on Literature and Morality
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