Uriesou Brito > Quotes

“The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected. William Makepeace Thackeray, The Social Pipe”
― Uriesou Brito, Christian Pipe-Smoking: An Introduction to Holy Incense

“With pipe and book at close of day, Oh, what is sweeter, mortal say?”
― Uriesou Brito, Christian Pipe-Smoking: An Introduction to Holy Incense

“But like liturgy, symbols powerfully communicate the desires of human beings. Pipe-smoking communicates a desire for temperance and a certain calm disposition toward the world. Einstein once wrote: “I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgment in all human affairs.”
― Uriesou Brito, Christian Pipe-Smoking: An Introduction to Holy Incense

“Not everyone should smoke a pipe, but everyone should be encouraged to appreciate a pipe-smoker.”
― Uri Brito, Christian Pipe-Smoking: An Introduction to Holy Incense

“If you can’t send money, send tobacco. George Washington to the Continental Congress, 1776”
― Uriesou Brito, Christian Pipe-Smoking: An Introduction to Holy Incense

“Pipe-smokers are usually associated with contemplative and scholarly figures. This is where the image of Sherlock Holmes, the Inklings, Gandalf, and philosophers in general come from. Tolkien and Einstein’s pipe-smoking images always portray the idea that something brilliant is about to emerge.”
― Uriesou Brito, Christian Pipe-Smoking: An Introduction to Holy Incense