“Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of Love where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving.”
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“God save us from people who mean well.”
― A Suitable Boy
― A Suitable Boy
“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours.”
― The History Boys
― The History Boys
“I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.”
― From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
― From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That's its balance.”
― Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now
― Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now
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