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Monthly Archives: April 2006
We
"We are all captives of the picture in our head – our belief that the world we have experienced is the world that really exists." – Walter Lippmann "We are bemused and crazed creatures, strangers to our true selves, to … Continue reading
We II
"We may very well be something different from what we believe ourselves to be, on this earth for reasons that may not yet be known to us." – Whitley Strieber, author of Communion "We are in a maze…which we built … Continue reading
Weakness
"You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?" – Robert Louis Stevenson "It is a talent of the weak to persuade … Continue reading
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Whale
"The story of the whale swallowing Jonah, though a whale is large enough to do it, borders greatly on the marvelous; but it would have approached nearer to the idea of a miracle if Jonah had swallowed the whale." – … Continue reading
Prison Guard
"People become excited trying to know if the prison came from the guard or if the guard came from the prison; even though this agitation has had a primordial historical importance, today it risks provoking delayed astonishment, if only because … Continue reading
Whole Truth
"There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil." – Alfred North Whitehead "What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: … Continue reading
Why?
"The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?" – Edwin Markham, 1852-1940 "Why do you and I exist? Why was this world … Continue reading
Wings
"There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings." – Hodding Carter, Jr. "The man who has no imagination has no wings." – Muhammad Ali "No bird soars too high if he … Continue reading
Wisdom
"When you learn to distinguish between the container and the contents, you will have attained wisdom." – Idries Shah "We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it – and stop there." … Continue reading
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Within
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us." – Henry David Thoreau "Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us." – Francis Bacon … Continue reading
