“Change now, O Adam, your wicked words of excuse to the song of endless thanksgiving, and say: “O Lord, the woman whom thou hast given me, gave me of the tree of life; and I have eaten, and its fruit has been sweeter than honey to my mouth, and by it thou hast given me life.”
― Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Collection [8 Books]
― Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Collection [8 Books]
“Believe me, for I know, you will find something far greater in the woods than in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you cannot learn from the masters.”
― The Letters of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
― The Letters of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
“Life in Australia is more equal and less competitive than in America; but there are dozens of similarities...migrations to a new land, the mystique of pioneering (actually somewhat different in the two countries), the turbulence of gold rushes, the brutality of relaxed restraint, the boredoms of the backblocks, the feeling of making life anew. There may be more similarities between the history of Australia and America than for the moment Australians can understand.”
― The Lucky Country
― The Lucky Country
“Perhaps all human effort is absurd. --pg112”
― The Lucky Country
― The Lucky Country
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