“Juet's journal frequently records how only a tiny quantity of alcohol was needed to get the Indians drunk, 'for they could not take it'; and tales of the drunkenness that greeted Hudsons' arrival persisted among the native Indians until the last century. Indeed Heckewelder claims that the name Manhattan is derived from the drunkenness that took place there, since the Indian word 'manahactanienk' means 'the island of general intoxication'.”
Source: Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
“Henry Hudson was in his forties when he stepped into the light of history, a seasoned mariner, a man with a strong and resourceful wife and three sons, a man born and raised not only to the sea but to the quest for a northern passage to Asia, who, weaned from infancy on the legends of his predecessors, probably couldn't help but be obsessed by it.”
Source: The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
“Happiness will teach you to live your life and pain will tell you the way.”
“always try to become creator.”
“Nada perpetuo hay para el hombre: ni la noche de la estrellas tachonada, ni la desgracia, ni la riqueza... Todo en un soplo de viento se nos huye y en turno otros pasan para seguir su marcha alternativa, sin detenerse nunca.”
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”
“The Word of God remains unchangeable despite numerous technological, sociological, and geopolitical transformations. It is, in fact, the one that transforms situations.”
Source: The Infallible Word of God: 365 Inspirational Quotes
“Allí donde pones la atención, pones la energía. Si vuelvas toda tu atención en el mundo exterior y material, está será tu inversión en la realidad.
En cambio, si intentas observar un aspecto más profundo en ti, tu energía ensanchará esta realidad. Tú, como ser humano, eres libre de poner la atención en lo que quieras.”
Source: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
“Al instante se habían puesto alerta como los perros de caza, mirando [...] hacia la oscura boca del callejón. Luego, con idénticos movimientos naturales, se llevaron las manos a los bolsillos traseros”
Source: Harry Potter: The Prequel
“Desde mi cotidiano invisible con vos
vivo el ejercicio de no verte
y por ello soñarte,
el pan diario del compromiso a distancia,
el amarte a pesar de todos los días sin vos.
Un cotidiano
que jamás se sabe gratuito porque
cada minuto demanda su propio abrazo.”
Source: Exiliarse del corazón