Life may as properly be called an art as any other.
The capitalists of a country which manages to capture foreign markets from other countries are able to increase their profits at the expense of the capitalists of the other countries. Similarly, a colonial metropolis may achieve an export surplus through investment in its dependencies.
No matter how correct a mathematical theorem may appear to be, one ought never to be satisfied that there was not something imperfect about it until it also gives the impression of being beautiful.
A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is always more honorable. But it may be advantageous to take the offensive, instead of awaiting the attack on the frontiers.
A person who is enlightened does not have to reincarnate, or they may. If they chose not to, they can go beyond the wheel, and slide into nirvana.
Poetry is a hazardous occupation, very hazardous. There may be bad things in there inside you that maybe you can't handle.
One may as well be optimistic. The road to catastrophe will be rougher if it's paved with dread.
You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have to live them out - perhaps a little at a time. ' And how long is that going to take?' I don't know. As long as you live, perhaps. ' That could be a long time. ' I will tell you a further mystery,' he said. 'It may take longer.
The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything.
Without immersion in God's words, our prayers may not be merely limited and shallow but also untethered from reality.
You may repeat the most marvelous poems. And that is not worth a cent if you don't live it.
may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back
It is better to be the recipient of violence than the inflicter of it, since the latter only multiplies the existence of violence and bitterness in the universe, while the former may develop a sense of shame in the opponent, and thereby bring about a transformation and change of heart.
Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.
A man may be carried on in a constant course of mortification all his days; and yet perhaps never enjoy a good day of peace and consolation.
I've argued with the senators and congressmen I've talked to. You don't want to be too little too late. If you buy them at the right price, you may be buying two trillion of face value.
Vast, colossal destiny, which raises man to fame, though it may also grind him to powder!
The quality of events surrounding you in any given moment in time may be reflecting specific beliefs that you hold in that moment of time.
May cricket continue to flourish and spread its wings. The world can only be richer for it.
Courage, I don't think anybody is born with courage. I think you may be born with a flair to braggadocio, you know. That's not courage.