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“Zeus, the father of the Olympic Gods, turned mid-day into night, hiding the light of the dazzling Sun; and sore fear came upon men.”

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Archilochus

Archilochus was an early Greek lyric poet, living from 680 BC to 645 BC. He is known for his sharp wit and profound emotional expression, considered one of the pioneers of Greek lyric poetry. more

“What are plants doing? What are plants all about? They serve human beings by being decorative, but what is it from its own point of view? It's using up air; it's using up energy. It's really not doing anything except being ornamental. And yet here's this whole vegetable world, cactus plants, trees, roses, tulips, and edible vegetables, like cabbages, celery, lettuce - they're all doing this dance.”

World Life Humans Whole Energy Growth Human Beings Views Air Tree Birth Rose Plant Point Of View Vegetables Rebirth Plant A Tree Cabbage Lettuce Cactus Celery

Book:The essence of Alan Watts

Source: The essence of Alan Watts

“Her lawn looks like a meadow, And if she mows the place She leaves the clover standing And the Queen Anne's Lace.”

Ifs Looks Standing Grass Queens Lawns Meadows Lace Clovers

Book:The Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection

Source: The Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection

“God Bless the grass That grows through the crack They roll the concrete over it To try and keep it back The concrete gets tired Of what it has to do It breaks and it buckles And the grass grows through. God bless the grass”

Trying Grows Break Tired Plant Grass Over It Bless Cracks Concrete Lawns God Bless Buckles

Author:Malvina Reynolds

“Period costume films are fun to discover, but they're not relatable. It's more, 'Wow, that's cool - did it really look like that back then?' Whereas with a comedy, you're like, 'Yeah, that's me, that's my friends.' No matter what, I want people to relate.”

People Want Looks Matter Film Fun Comedy Periods My Friends No Matter What Yeah Relate Wow Costumes Relatable

Author:Paul Feig

“Such is the privilege of genius; it perceives, it seizes relations where vulgar eyes see only isolated facts.”

Facts Eye Science Genius Relation Privilege Perceive Isolated Vulgar

Book:Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men: The history of my youth, an autobiography of Francis Arago.Bailly.Herschel.Laplace.Joseph Fourier.-ser. 2 Carnot.Malus.Fresnel.Thomas Young.James Watt

Source: Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men: The history of my youth, an autobiography of Francis Arago.Bailly.Herschel.Laplace.Joseph Fourier.-ser. 2 Carnot.Malus.Fresnel.Thomas Young.James Watt

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