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The geographical pilgrimage is the symbolic acting out of an inner journey. The inner journey is the interpolation of the meanings and signs of the outer pilgrimage. One can have one without the other. It is best to have both.—thomas merton
“Doubts of all things earthly, and intuitions of some things heavenly; this combination makes neither believer nor infidel, but makes a man who regards them both with equal eye.”
― Moby Dick
― Moby Dick
“Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the thoughts.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
“Be the one not bringing the ideas. Instead, be the filter that other people's ideas go through to become drinkable:”
― How to Make Sense of Any Mess
― How to Make Sense of Any Mess
“for there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.”
― Moby Dick: or, the White Whale
― Moby Dick: or, the White Whale
“For, say they, when cruising in an empty ship, if you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.”
― Moby Dick
― Moby Dick
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