The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out. He will be wiser but less sure, happier but less self-satisfied, humbler in acknowledging his ignorance yet better equipped to understand the relationship of words to things, of systematic reasoning to the unfathomable mystery which it tries, forever vainly, to comprehend
Aldous Huxley
Related Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY One must simply take the days of their lives as they happen. If you spend time worrying over what is... R.J. GONZALES Congratulations, to the people which made gotham series, still need some more and extra work! DEYTH BANGER To have the cognitive abilities to do research and development is vital to a forever expanding world... GARY F EVANS... The first and foremost human right or fundamental right is the right to exist. APURVA GAGLANI If we ever put research into what the subconscious is we could probably come to the conclusion that ... GARY F EVANS... i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL ...you must understand that not even the Jedi know all there is to be known about the Force; no mort... MATTHEW WOODRING STOVER May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH What if you are wrong? What if the gods sent you, and indeed the rest of us, not because we were nev... MARIE LU Now is everything Now is the essence Now is the focus Focus on the now For that ... KAREN HACKEL I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what m... AMBER SMITH I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Creativity is not just thinking outside the box but living outside it. VICTOR SHAMAS PEACE IS THE OBJECTIVE TO WAR, BUT THE BLOOD RUNNETH STILL NATALIE URQUIETA The saying sell all your belongings & give to the poor simply means "Redirect your mind to the verit... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Life can only be understood looking backward. It must be lived forward. ERIC ROTH You're afraid of getting hurt like I'm afraid to die. It doesn't mean I'm not going to live every da... VI KEELAND Wesley Rush doesn't chase girls, but I'm chasing you. KODY KEPLINGER I turn and kick with the first one and feel myself being lifted and thrown towards the beach. It's l... MARK SMITH What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough ... DOUGLAS ADAMS One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit o... DOUGLAS ADAMS I don't spend a lot of time asking "WHY?" Instead I focus on what I should do now or how I should re... JEFF DIXON-THE KEY TO THE KINGDOM until we do what has not yet been done, what has not been done shall remain undone ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Anything that is exclusive will be accused of elitism; living one’s dreams will be called pretenti... FENNEL HUDSON How to change the world: • spread positivity • bring people up instead of dragging the... GERMANY KENT To be or not to be that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Wake every morning with the same feeling. Live up high and fly on top of the ceiling. I just know th... ANA CLAUDIA ANTUNES Smiling at death seems like a pretty bold act. And so I smile like a damned fool. EMM COLE We need to embrace every day and enjoy it as much as we can. KAREN TODD SCARPULLA Everyone always says how I'm so smart, but they don't know what it's like being me. always feeling l... SUSANE COLASANTI Another year is ending, but something is pending ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The heart is deceitful and wicked in everyone; the Holy Spirit changes even the most wretched sinner... NORM TOMLINSON Woe unto you if you have come to this world just to fear man,for man is nothing but ordinary dust wi... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power of man;Man does not only have the power to accomplish great & unbelievable things in life,... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Let your light shine as an inspiration to humanity and BE THE REASON someone believes in the goodnes... GERMANY KENT Not everyone has the time to be normal. LJUPKA CVETANOVA It's a a damn good day to be alive. MICHAEL CLIFFORD I'm about to do something very clever and a tiny bit against the rules of the universe. It's importa... TOMMY DONBAVAND A walk?" said Catharine. "One foot in front of the other," said Newt, "through leaves, over bri... KURT VONNEGUT JR. You've never really trusted him, though you don't understand why. Something about the fact that he's... N.K. JEMISIN The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman. But the ... C. JOYBELL C. Time that is spent dwelling on the past will surely continue in your present moment - and the future... MICHELLE CRUZ-ROSADO The more God is glorified the more man is energic and the more satan is weak. INDONESIA123 That's really sad," Beth said softly, "To have no one left. R.J. SCOTT Don't let fear cripple you and keep you from trying new things, changing things, exploring and livin... AKIROQ BROST Judge not lest ye be judged. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW Clay in the hands of a good potter suffers so many good turns, but in the end, we see its real and t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH - Mrzim sve što je odricanje! - Ni ja, Ivane, ne pristajem da se odričem. Ja hoću ceo, sav, ... DOBRICA ĆOSIć In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been wi... DOUGLAS ADAMS There was a terribly ghastly silence. There was a terribly ghastly noise. There was a terr... DOUGLAS ADAMS To make one mistake, and then fix it. It shows, a sign that you have understood the lesson. DEYTH BANGER She was restless. She drove a little too fast, swam a little too far offshore. She hitchhiked. She s... ELIZABETH WINDER Boring people live boring lives. HABEEB AKANDE Can I buy you a drink when you get off?" "I don't drink. Alcohol is bad for my legs." ERIC JEROME DICKEY He'd never forget what Naasir had said to him when Dmitri yelled that he didn't intend to bury anoth... NALINI SINGH Seeking survival, hostile, hidden from sight, Deliciously flavoured - juicy, sweet bite, E... CLAUDIA BAKKER He muttered something foul and then climbed the stairs, rapping twice on Timmie’s door. “Ri... JEANIENE FROST Some revelations have been reserved for the last days for God to accomplish His original plan. PST ADELAJA SUNDAY We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed... JOHN H. GROBERG A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned. J.M. SYNGE Entrepreneur, you're either raising the bar of excellence or, you're exhaling at the bar which is ex... ONYI ANYADO Just because you believe something was true in the past does not mean it will be true in the future. JEFFREY FRY She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO No one should let yesterday use up too much of today. Easy to say, hard to live. ANDREA HAIRSTON Beautify your breath – beautify your life. AMIT RAY When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself. MANDY HALE Look, my friends!' he called. 'Here's a pretty hobbit-skin to wrap an elven princeling in! If it wer... J.R.R. TOLKIEN If I have any desire at all, it is to show the brotherhood of man. This is a big statement and it so... WILLIAM SAROYAN I have better understanding how difficult and complex life can be, fortunately I know when not to ta... SHELLIE PALMER Be the best of you. Don’t do what society, your surroundings, or circumstances expect you to do. D... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA While a picture paints a thousand words, a thousand words paints a masterpiece. WILLIE HAYNES To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you r... MANDY HALE Life begins somewhere and ends somewhere with time but to get somewhere with the life you have depen... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Hail to you gods, on that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, without sin, wi... THE BOOK OF THE DEAD When a man takes one step toward God, God takes more steps toward that man than there are sands in t... THE WORK OF THE CHARIOT I want to be the first. If they'd let me go to the moon, I'd crawl all the way to Cape Kenne... EVEL KNIEVEL Dare to seize and make the most of all opportunities that life bring to your path. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA The idea is to believe me... but as far as I see the world... to believe is a sin... to trust me one... DEYTH BANGER I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON Beauty fades, but knowledge is eternal ANDREW FAIRCHILD Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT Time determines the occurrence of possibilities and impossibilities, but God determines the time for... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH However great the task may be, the outcome will be greater. JASON T. SURGAUX In the journey of life, certain paths may seem to be leading nowhere because of a mountain or hill o... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Don't tell me you're one of those people who becomes their disease. I know so many people like that.... JOHN GREEN Marvin was humming ironically because he hated humans so much. DOUGLAS ADAMS The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizab... DOUGLAS ADAMS God's Final Message to His Creation: 'We apologize for the inconvenience. DOUGLAS ADAMS
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