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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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