“If you will forgive me for being personal—I do not like your face, M. Ratchett,”
“He reflected deeply, until this feeling completely overwhelmed him and he reached a point where he recognized causes; for to recognize causes, it seemed to him, is to think, and through thought alone feelings become knowledge and are not lost, but become real and begin to mature.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“We can’t control events in our life, Sadie. Sometimes we can’t even control our reactions. But the harder we fight against the waves, the more exhausted we become. Control is an illusion, you know.”
― Crazy Little Thing
― Crazy Little Thing
“You are clever, O Samana,” said the Illustrious One, “you know how to speak cleverly, my friend. Be on your guard against too much cleverness.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“The average farmer worked harder than the average forager, and got a worse diet in return. The Agricultural Revolution was history’s biggest fraud.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Within the chemically rich liquid oceans, by a mechanism yet to be discovered, organic molecules transitioned to self-replicating life.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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