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“The (capital punishment) controversy passes the anarch by. For him, the linking of death and punishment is absurd. In this respect, he is closer to the wrongdoer than to the judge, for the high-ranking culprit who is condemned to death is not prepared to acknowledge his sentence as atonement; rather, he sees his guilt in his own inadequacy. Thus, he recognizes himself not as a moral but as a tragic person.”

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Ernst Junger

German writer born on March 29, 1895, and died on February 17, 1998. Ernst Junger is known for his war literature and philosophical works, with notable works including 'The Tin Drum' and 'The Story of War'. His writings deeply depict the impact of war on individuals and society. more

“Teaching is a sacred art. This is why the noblest druid is not the one who conjures fires and smoke but the one who brings the news and passes on the histories. The teacher, the bard, the singer of tales is a freer of men's minds and bodies, especially when he roams without allegiance to one chieftain or another. But he is also a danger to the masters if he insists upon telling the truth. The truth will inevitably cause tremors in those who cling to power without honoring justice.”

Source: Confessions of a Pagan Nun: A Novel

“If eternity had a season, it would be midsummer. Autumn, winter, spring are all change and passage, but at the height of summer the year stands poised. It's only a passing moment, but even as it passes the heart knows it cannot change.”

Ifs Knows Years Heart Moments Would Be Summer Spring Seasons Eternity Winter Passing Passings Height Autumn Passages Midsummer Passing Moments

Book:Powers

Source: Powers

“Time confined into blind caves or extended through tunnels, responds to the call of infinity, which teases with its promise of freedom. outside the body, time is a pair of compasses in the hands of eternity, but inside it is a pendulum, fastened to the heart. the heart takes its measure from the lengthening swing of the pendulum surveying what time is left. in its own rhythm time spreads itself wildly here and there and is crippled elsewhere. its unequally distributed weight wounds my body - that is how the particularities of my life are manifest.”

Heart Body Hands Left Promise Weight Eternity Blind Spread Wounds Rhythm Pairs Manifest Infinity Elsewhere Swings Caves Compass Confined Here And There Tunnels Tease Crippled Pendulums

Author:Andy Goldsworthy

“Drummer, beat, and piper, blowHarper, strike, and soldier, goFree the flame and sear the grassesTil the dawning Red Star passes”

Stars Beats Red Soldier Strikes Flames Drummer Pipers Sears

Book:Dragonsong

Source: Dragonsong

“If I wanted to order a ring for myself, the inscription I should choose would be: "Nothing passes away." I believe that nothing passes away without leaving a trace, and that every step we take, however small, has significance for our present and our future existence.”

Ifs Should Believe Would Be Wanted Order I Believe Existence Steps Leaving Rings Significance Our Future Passing Away Every Step Inscriptions

Book:Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations: Over 200 Stories From the Renowned Russian Playwright and Author of Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard and The Three Sisters in Multiple Translations including Ward No. 6 , The Lady with the Dog and Others

Source: Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations: Over 200 Stories From the Renowned Russian Playwright and Author of Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard and The Three Sisters in Multiple Translations including Ward No. 6 , The Lady with the Dog and Others

“Both sides of my family had come from Ireland in the 19th century for the same reason: There was nothing to eat over there. Since then, I've tried to make up for the potato famine by making the potato the only vegetable that passes these lips.”

Reason Sides Century My Family Lips Vegetables Ireland Both Sides Potatoes Famine 19th Century Potato Famine

Author:Art Donovan

“Living like that utterly convinced me of the extreme limitations of language. I was just a chlld then,so I have only an intuitive understanding of the degree to which one losses control of words once they are spoken or written. It was then that I first felt a deep curiosity about language, and understood it as a tool that encompasses both a single moment and eternity”

Firsts Moments Language Felt Understanding Loss Written Degrees Understood Tools Eternity Curiosity Extremes Convinced Limitation Intuitive Single Mom

Author:Banana Yoshimoto

“Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers from three defects: it is cocksure, vague and self-contradictory. The first step towards philosophy consists in becoming aware of these defects, not in order to rest content with a lazy scepticism, but in order to substitute an amended kind of knowledge which shall be tentative, precise and self-consistent.”

Source: An Outline of Philosophy

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