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“A watch can only tell us how much time it is, how much time has passed, or how much time must still pass before something will occur. These statements are related not to time itself but only to its measurement or calculation.”

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Medard Boss

Medard Boss was an individual of an unknown profession, born on October 4, 1903, and passed away on December 21, 1990. more

“Why will we struggle to attain, and strive, When all we gain is but an empty dream?-- Better, unto my thinking, doth it seem To end it all and let who will survive; To find at last all beauty is but dust; That love and sorrow are the very same; That joy is only suffering's sweeter name; And sense is but the synonym of lust. Far better, yea, to me it seems to die; To set glad lips against the lips of Death-- The only thing God gives that comforteth, The only thing we do not find a lie.”

Thinking Giving Ends Dream Seems Lasts Death Joy Lying Suffering Dies Names Struggle Sorrow Gains Empty Strive Lips Glad Lust Dust Synonym

Author:Madison Cawein

“When Death hath poured oblivion through my veins, And brought me home, as all are brought, to lie In that vast house, common to serfs and Thanes, I shall not die, I shall not utterly die, For beauty born of beauty-- that remains.”

Home Lying Dies House Born Common Remains Veins Oblivion Serfs

Book:Myth and Romance

Source: Myth and Romance

“I always admired virtue - but I could never imitate it.”

Virtue

Author:Charles II of England

“It is a common thing for men to benumb their own arms, and make them as dead and useless by leaning too much upon them: so it is in a moral as well as a natural way: all the prudence and pains in the world avail nothing without God. So saith the Psalmist, in Psalm cxxvii. 2.”

Men World Way Wells Pain Natural Work Common Moral Too Much Arms Useless Prudence Without God Psalms Common Things

Book:Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel

Source: Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel

“Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.”

Sin Easier Thousand Brethren

Author:John Flavel

“Oh you who have been removed from God in his solitude by the abyss of time, how can you expect to reach him without dying?”

Has Beens Death Dying Solitude Abyss

Author:Mansur Al-Hallaj

“By not going to school I learned that the world is a beautiful place and needs to be discovered.”

World Needs School Beautiful Beautiful Places

Author:Rutger Hauer

“I'm very sane about how crazy I am.”

Crazy Sane

Book:Wishful Drinking

Source: Wishful Drinking

“I think one third of my work is with first-time directors because I think I should, you know? Really, the difference between a first-time director and a second- or third-time director - I mean there's no director who makes enough movies anyway - but if they're talented, they have it. And there is no movie that is perfect.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Should Firsts Mean Enough Differences Perfect Directors First Time Thirds Third Time Enough Movie

Author:Rutger Hauer

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