Of this I am quite sure, that if we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future. Never Give In!
“Oh, threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! / One thing at least is certain — This Life flies; / One thing is certain and the rest is Lies; / The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.” Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. The Valley of Fear
„When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something that lasts longer than we do.“ Narcissus and Goldmund
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