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“Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“For sheep don't throw up the grass to show the shepherds how much they have eaten; but, inwardly digesting their food, they outwardly produce wool and milk.”
― The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness & Effectiveness
― The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness & Effectiveness
“...we have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from anything which has its roots in us. The most poignant sense of insecurity comes from standing alone and we are not alone when we imitate. It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.”
― Tao of Jeet Kune Do
― Tao of Jeet Kune Do
“For colour is one of the most rapturous truths that can be revealed to man.”
― Oil Painting Techniques and Materials
― Oil Painting Techniques and Materials
“True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally complete the incomplete.”
― The Book of Tea
― The Book of Tea
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