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Gaurav’s Quotes

“Solitude is a powerful tool; the master who uses this tool must have courage, conviction, experience and vision!”
― Alok Mishra

tags: life, loneliness-or-solitude, philosophy, poetry, solitude, thoughts, wisdom, words, writing

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“Solitude, when opted for by one after having a comprehensive experience of the world, makes the ground fertile for the rare union of wisdom and rhythm to generate some quality poetry!”
― Alok Mishra

tags: experience, philosophy, poet, poetry, solitude, wisdom, world, writing

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“Only if I knew
that knowing it would bring
a burden I could seldom carry
and ferry among those I know,
only to be rejected.
Who knows what I know?
Do I know if they know?
Who knows all those who know?”
― Alok Mishra, Thoughts Between Life and Death

tags: dr-alok-mishra, indian, knowledge, life, literature, poem, poetry, spiirtual, spirituality, wisdom

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“The pursuit of wisdom often leads down the path of solitude.”
― Alok Mishra

tags: life, path, philosophy, purpose, pursuit, solitude, wisdom

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“Academic criticism often focuses on pleasing the examiners for various purposes. It lacks the aesthetic design, the nobility of purpose and the freedom to touch emotional and humane aspects of the literary work that appeal to the senses rather than the intellectual faculty.”
― Alok Mishra

tags: academic, aesthetics-of-fiction, criticism, dr-alok-mishra, higher-education, humanities, literary-criticism, literature, politics, university

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