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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“Demons run when a good man goes to war
Night will fall and drown the sun
When a good man goes to war
Friendship dies and true love lies
Night will fall and the dark will rise
When a good man goes to war
Demons run, but count the cost
The battle's won, but the child is lost”
―
Night will fall and drown the sun
When a good man goes to war
Friendship dies and true love lies
Night will fall and the dark will rise
When a good man goes to war
Demons run, but count the cost
The battle's won, but the child is lost”
―
“Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones like them.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“True means without variation, but finding something that doesn't vary feels impossible.
Instead, to establish the truth, we need to confront messes without the fear of unearthing inconsistencies, questions, and opportunities for improvement. We need to be open to the variations of truth that are bound to exist.
Part of that includes agreeing on what things mean. Thats our subjective truth. And it takes courage to unravel our conflicts and assumptions to determine what's actually true.”
― How to Make Sense of Any Mess
Instead, to establish the truth, we need to confront messes without the fear of unearthing inconsistencies, questions, and opportunities for improvement. We need to be open to the variations of truth that are bound to exist.
Part of that includes agreeing on what things mean. Thats our subjective truth. And it takes courage to unravel our conflicts and assumptions to determine what's actually true.”
― How to Make Sense of Any Mess
“Sweetly, albeit hoarsely and with a burr, the girl started singing something scarcely comprehensible, but, judging by the women's faces in the stalls, very seductive:
"Guerlain, Chanel no 5, Mitsuko, Narcissus noir, evening dresses, cocktail dresses..”
― The Master and Margarita
"Guerlain, Chanel no 5, Mitsuko, Narcissus noir, evening dresses, cocktail dresses..”
― The Master and Margarita
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